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The novel is written in the form of interviews and reports of conversations or research and other portions are in the form of letters (epistolary form) or diary entries. The novel focuses on the triangle of an English woman, an Indian man, and a British police superintendent, setting up the events of subsequent novels in the series.
The Jewel in the Crown is a 1984 British television serial about the final days of the British Raj in India during and after World War II, based on British author Paul Scott's Raj Quartet novels. Granada Television produced the series for the ITV network.
The Jewel in the Crown may refer to: India's nickname during the British Raj. The Jewel in the Crown, a 1966 novel by Paul Scott; The Jewel in the Crown, a 1984 television series based on the Paul Scott novel; Jewel in the Crown, a 1995 album by Fairport Convention
Until the company dissolved in 2010, [6] Stringer was the publisher of Triple Crown Publications, one of the most successful African American book publishers in the U.S. and abroad. She has been featured in such prominent news media as The New York Times, [ 1 ] Newsweek , MTV News , Publishers Weekly , Vibe , Millionaire Blueprints, Writer's ...
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The Raj Quartet is set in this tumultuous background for the British soldiers and civilians stationed in India who have a duty to manage this part of the British Empire, known as the "jewel in the crown" of the British monarch. One recurrent theme is the moral certainty of the older generation as contrasted with the anomie of the younger. [2]
In return for the jewel, Blanchard's co-accuseds received conditional sentences. Blanchard never identified his accomplices in any of his global heists, and he was the only one to serve prison time. The priceless Köchert Diamond Pearl was returned to Austria by a Canadian Crown Attorney in 2009.
In the One Piece manga by Eiichiro Oda, the character Kizaru – who has the ability to transmutate into light – has fighting techniques named for each of the Three Sacred Treasures. In the popular King of Fighters video game series, the regalia form the icons of the three sacred treasures of the Kusanagi, Yagami and Kagura families.