Paul Scott

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male

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London, The United Kingdom

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Historical Fiction

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Paul Scott was born in London in 1920. He served in the army from 1940 to 1946, mainly in India and Malaya. He is the author of thirteen distinguished novels including his famous The Raj Quartet. In 1977, Staying On won the Booker Prize. Paul Scott died in 1978.

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avg rating: 4.16 | 838 ratings | 99 reviews | 39 distinct works | 6 fans

	The Raj Quartet, Volume 1: The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott avg rating 4.12 — 258 ratings — published 1966 13 editions	my rating:
	The Raj Quartet, Volume 2: The Day of the Scorpion by Paul Scott avg rating 4.24 — 108 ratings — published 1970 12 editions	my rating:
	The Raj Quartet, Volume 3: The Towers of Silence by Paul Scott avg rating 4.21 — 100 ratings — published 1971 9 editions	my rating:
	The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, the Day of the Scorpion, the Towers of Silence, a Division of Spoils. (Volumes 1 through 4) by Paul Scott avg rating 4.58 — 91 ratings — published 1976 9 editions	my rating:
	The Raj Quartet, Volume 4: A Division of the Spoils by Paul Scott avg rating 4.30 — 89 ratings — published 1975 10 editions	my rating:
	Staying On by Paul Scott avg rating 3.65 — 79 ratings — published 1977 12 editions	my rating:
	The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion by Paul Scott avg rating 4.38 — 24 ratings — published 2007 2 editions	my rating:
	The Raj Quartet: The Towers of Silence, A Division of the Spoils by Paul Scott avg rating 4.31 — 13 ratings — published 2007 2 editions	my rating:
	Chinese Love Pavilion by Paul Scott avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published 1960 4 editions	my rating:
	Six Days in Marapore: A Novel by Paul Scott avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published 2005	my rating: