The Jewel in the Crown (The Raj Quartet, #1)

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by Paul Scott

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In the last few pages there is a British stranger (seems to be white, non-Indian) who vists Parvati in Mayapore, where she now lives with Lili Chatterjee. Who is the stranger? Is it Colin Lindsey? Or are we not supposed to know? If it's revealed in later novels, don't say who it is.
Kevin Carlson I don’t think it’s Guy Perron and the reason I say this has to do with the way Mr. Scott wrote these books. They are epistolary in structure, which me…moreI don’t think it’s Guy Perron and the reason I say this has to do with the way Mr. Scott wrote these books. They are epistolary in structure, which means they are presented (for the most part) as a series of documents or testimonies. (Wilkie Collins was a master of this genre.) In the final book Nigel’s and Guy’s own testimonies are presented in quotes. My guess is that the ‘narrator’ is a stand in for Mr. Scott. Sadly, Scott died shortly after the 4th book, and his books weren't widely read until later ... i.e. after the BBC mini series.(less)
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Does this novel have anything about the British rule in India? Does this talk about how Indians were suppressed and tortured by the malicious ways British followed to suppress the fight for freedom?
Don Phillipson This novel is told (at huge length) by multiple narrators, as if retrospectively years later. They include army Brigadier Reid and Indian political of…moreThis novel is told (at huge length) by multiple narrators, as if retrospectively years later. They include army Brigadier Reid and Indian political officer White, who represent the two main (contrasting) British attitudes towards India and the prospect of Indian independence (promised by law in 1935, but with no fixed date.) The events narrated indicate very specifically the suppression of Indian nationalists (and torture, by a sadistic policeman) of a native Indian. Later volumes also concern the INA (Indian prisoners of war who volunteered to fight for Japan) as well as "communal" rivalry between Muslims and Hindus.(less)
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Does anyone agree with me, after reading A Division of the Spoils, that historian Guy Perron might be the Stranger in The Jewel in the Crown?
Maria
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