The Jewel in the Crown is a 1966 novel by Paul Scott that begins his Paradise Quartet. The Quartet novel sequence in four volumes is set in the last days of British rule in India during World War II.
This story of ambition, love and tragedy provides an insight into the complex world of the French court and leaves a strong impression with its emotional depth and literary virtuosity.
Alfa, 1979.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
A historical novel that reconstructs the time of the arrival of the invaders to the Inca homeland, sometime around 1526. Customs, religion, daily life among this ancient people and events governed by the Spanish conquistador Pizarro.
In the Storm and the Storm is a historical novel by Velimir Deželić that depicts the turbulent period immediately before the unification and creation of the Croatian state under King Tomislav.
Nakladni zavod Matice hrvatske, 1971.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.