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The Raj Quartet Reading Order
The Raj Quartet by Paul Scott has 4 main books (1966–1975). Start with The Jewel in the Crown (1966) and read the numbered books in order.
By Paul Scott
The Raj Quartet books in order
Your reading speed
- 8 h 7 min
- 8 h 41 min
- 6 h 57 min
- 10 h 55 min
Main books together: 1,981 pages, about 34 h 40 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Raj Quartet: common questions
- How many books are in the The Raj Quartet series?
- There are 4 main books in The Raj Quartet. The most recent main book listed here is A Division of the Spoils (1975).
- What order should I read The Raj Quartet in?
- Read The Raj Quartet in its numbered order: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence, A Division of the Spoils.
- What is the first The Raj Quartet book?
- The first book is The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott, published in 1966.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Raj Quartet series?
- The 4 main books add up to about 1,981 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 34½ hours of reading, or about 70 days at 30 minutes a day.