books about: quartet     books:       The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion (Everyman's Library)1 review Paul Scott Everyman's Library, 2007 Paul Scott Paul Scott is one of the greatest, and (it seems) most underrated, novelists of the 20th century. The Raj Quartet is complex, engrossing, moving, and deep. When you are done with all four volumes, there is always the wonderful _Staying On_, the 'comic coda' to the Quartet; I actually read it first. The Everyman's Library edition is beautiful: well printed, and nicely bound. Worth it.             Raj Quartet2 reviews Paul Scott Avon Books, 1984 The end of British India In the four books that make up "The Raj Quartet", Paul Scott recounts the final years of British India, the "jewel" in the crown of the Empire. As he simply states in the first book, "This is the story of a rape, of the events that led up to it and followed it and the place in which it happened." Through the gang-rape of a young English girl by Indian thugs, Scott takes us on a brilliantly ...             Four Quartets15 reviews T. S. Eliot Harvest Books, 1968 All art ... approaches the condition of music. Among all these reviews, not one comes to terms with the very title of this opus: Four Quartets. When was Eliot anything but precise in his choice of word? The inspiration for these poems -- or reflections -- are the late string quartets of Beethoven, those numbered from 12 through 16. It is the 5-movement No.15 in A Minor,Op.132, that seems to have exerted the strongest influence, with it's ...             The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown/the Day of the Scorpion/the Towers of Silence/a Division of the Spoils11 reviews Paul Scott William Morrow & Co, 1984 Masterpiece Literature About 25 years ago I got a list of the best 100 books of all time, and found "The Raj Quartet" by Paul Scott listed. I started at the beginning with "The Jewel in the Crown" and got bogged down. Coincidentally, PBS started its Masterpiece Theatre version. I watched a few of the episodes (actually all of them, eventually) and got back to reading. What I discovered was the best set of novels ...             The Beethoven Quartet Companion3 reviews University of California Press, 1995 Essential for LVB lovers, and not *just* LVB quartet lovers This book should have been called simply "The Beethoven Companion." While it focues on the string quartets, it deals with many facets of the composer's life, and with life in Vienna at the time. Detailed but never dull, thorough but never technical, the book describes performance practice, takes you into the minds of interpretors, and deals with such fascinating philosophical considerations as ...             The Alexandria Quartet Lawrence Durrell Faber and Faber, 2001 With its politics, passions, corruption and vice, this quartet of novels is set in war-time Alexandria. The experimental form presents the narrative from different view points, allowing the story to unfold gradually.             Ludwig van Beethoven Complete String Quartets5 reviews Ludwig van Beethoven Dover Publications, 1970 A MUST This edition of the Beethoven String Quartets is by far the best value. It is a must for any musician. The music is carefuly researched, clearly marked, and printed on high quality paper for many years of use. This Dover edition is like all of the other Dover scores, OUTSTANDING! I use my copy all of the time and could not live without it. Thanks Dover. Jeffrey Noel Lastrapes, The Lindsayan ...             Quartet in Autumn17 reviews Barbara Pym Pan Books, 2004 All Pym's are 5 Stars Or maybe more. Some of her books are better than others, but they all take me to that place in my mind that I call "Nothing Ever Happens in an English Village". Of course, all of life goes on in Barbara Pym's books, but somehow.. Oh, never mind, just start with Excellent Women, then read all the rest of her books, (buy, don't borrow, you'll want to keep them where you can get your hands on them, ...             The Concord Quartet: Alcott, Emerson, Hawthorne, Thoreau and the Friendship That Freed the American Mind4 reviews Samuel A. Schreiner Jr. Wiley, 2006 An illuminating portrait of four amazing men! This book is truly fantastic! Not only is the subject matter facinating, but the author weaves all the sublties together seamlessly. What might have been heavy subject matter is made by Schreiner into an exciting and surprisingly a fast read! This book is both informative and fun! I highly recommend it and it is going in all the Christmas stockings this year!             The Jewel in the Crown (The Raj Quartet, Book 1)19 reviews Paul Scott University Of Chicago Press, 1998 Don't miss this book Jewel in the crown in the first novel in a series of four that are collectively known as the Raj Quartet. I had to struggle through the first hundred pages or so but after that was completely engrossed in the story right till the end. Paul Scott not only had an amazing gift to understand the complexities of human emotions but also to articulate them in a fashion that one finds it hard not to ...             The Ender Quartet Box Set: Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind (Ender Quartet) Orson Scott Card Tor Science Fiction, 2008 This boxed set contains Ender's Game , Speaker for the Dead , Xenocide , and Children of the Mind .    Ender's Game Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person ...             The Chrestomanci Quartet (Charmed Life, Witch Week, The Magicians of Caprona, The Lives of Christopher Chant)2 reviews Diana Wynne Jones SFBC Fantasy, 2000 Absolutely Enchanting! This is the kind of book I'd have fallen in love with as a child, but am just as delighted to discover as an adult! Something more substantial than Edward Eager's tales of children playing with magic, yet delightfully not quite so involved as Rowling's Harry Potter, The Chrestomanci Quartet, while full of magical and mythological cliches, comes across as refreshing and fun. Decent enough for ...             Quartets for Men Gospel Songs Negro Spirituals Secular Songs Daniel, J, N. Rodeheaver Protheroe The Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Co, 1926 Arrangements of old time "Gospel Music, Negro Spirituals, Secular Songs". Includes topical index.             The Alexandria Quartet Lawrence Durrell Faber and Faber, 2005             The Day of the Scorpion (Raj Quartet)5 reviews Paul Scott Arrow, 2005 The theme of the dying Scorpion prevails throughout.. A scorpion, when death is imminent, will simply coil up into a ball, and succum to death; this is what the reader is led to believe in part two of the Raj Quartet. This prevailing theme appears and reappears throughout the entire series; sometimes subtly. Reader beware, however, as the real cause for the scorpions coil is revealed in "A Division of the Spoils." Indians coil at English ...             Yozakura Quartet 3 (Yozakura Quartet) Suzuhito Yasuda Del Rey, 2008             Complete String Quartets5 reviews Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Dover Publications, 1970 Good Score and Good Edition This is a good score and of course wonderful music. The editing is good, but there are a few questionable bowings. This is definitely good for anybody needing a score for the music. It also gives one an idea of how the music fits together if one plays in a quartet. Well Done!             Dove Descending: A Journey into T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets (Sapientia Classics)2 reviews Thomas Howard Ignatius Press, 2006 LOOKING FOR A CHALLENGE? Nothing anybody might say will prepare you for this book, a pilgrimage in itself--and most excellent Lenten reading. Eliot hated footnotes, so that's all I have to say. Robert Bove www.RobertBove.net             The Rainaldi Quartet (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries) (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries)9 reviews Paul Adam Felony & Mayhem, 2007 Great read! This is a well-written page turner in which, by the way, you learn a lot about the violin trade. Perfect for a long airplane ride or the beach!             Impressionist Quartet: The Intimate Genius of Manet and Morisot, Degas and Cassatt4 reviews Jeffrey Meyers Harcourt, 2005 Impressionist Delight-ful Reading If you love their art and you would like to learn about their personal friendships, this is the book to have. 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