The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 5 books · 1966 to 1977 · Mostly set in the fictional Mayapore, India

Paul Scott

Historical fictionLiterary and generalWartime and twentieth centuryLiterary fiction

Paul Scott's Raj Quartet traces the last years of British rule in India, beginning with the rape of Daphne Manners in the Bibighar Gardens in 1942 and the arrest of her Indian lover, Hari Kumar. Staying On, a gentler coda, won the Booker Prize.

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Raj Quartet

4 books · Set in the fictional Mayapore, IndiaLiterary fictionWartime and twentieth century
  1. 1The Jewel in the Crown1966Buy on Amazon
  2. 2The Day of the Scorpion1968With Sarah LaytonBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Towers of Silence1971With Barbie BatchelorBuy on Amazon
  4. 4A Division of the Spoils1975With Sarah Layton and Guy PerronBuy on Amazon

Staying On

1 book · Set in the fictional Pankot, IndiaLiterary fiction
  1. 1Staying On1977With Tusker Smalley and Lucy SmalleyBuy on Amazon

Characters

8 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Mayapore and Pankot

Staying On