 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Paul Scott |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Heinemann (UK) William Morrow (US) |
Publication date | 5 May 1975 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 640 pp (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-434-68111-3 (hardback edition) |
| OCLC | 1529968 |
| 823/.9/14 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.S428 Di PR6069.C596 |
| Preceded by | The Towers of Silence |
| Followed by | Staying On |
A Division of the Spoils is the 1975 novel by Paul Scott. It is the fourth and final book of his Raj Quartet. The novel is set in the British Raj. It follows on from the storyline in The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, and The Towers of Silence. Many of the events are retellings from different points of view of events that happened in the previous novels.