Paul Scott
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Contains "The Jewel in the Crown" in which a young Englishwoman, Daphne Manners, and an Indian man, Hari Kumar, are involved in a doomed love affair; and "The Day of the Scorpion" in which a sadistic policeman, Ronald Merrick, who arrested and persecuted Hari, insinuates himself into an aristocratic British family as World War II escalates.
Author
Series
Raj quartet volume 4
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Set against the backdrop of Gandhis calls for independence and a potential Japanese invasion, four masterful historical novels--The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence, and A Division of the Spoils--covering the period between the Quit India riots of 1942 and the massacres that accompanied independence and partition in 1947 provide insight into the closing years of British rule in India.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
If you think koalas are cute and cuddly, sit in trees all day and don't have a care in the world, this fascinating documentary will surprise you. Koalas - The Bare Facts reveals some intriguing aspects of this famous Australian that is not a bear at all. It provides a close-up look at some of this animal's behaviour both in the wild and now in the suburbs that have increasingly taken over its habitat. We follow as a scientist tracks koalas electronically...
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