The jewel in the crown

About “The jewel in the crown”

The Jewel in the Crown is a 1966 novel by Paul Scott, the first in his Raj Quartet. The story is set during the final days of the British Raj in India, during the Second World War. It is told through interviews, reports, letters, and diary entries. The novel centers on a love triangle involving an English woman, an Indian man, and a British police superintendent. It sets up events for the rest of the quartet. The title, which means something extremely valuable, reflects India's status as a prized part of the British Empire. The novel shares similarities with A Passage to India by E.M. Forster. It is regarded as Scott's major work. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)