 First edition | |
| Author | Paul Scott |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | September 1968 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 496 p. (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-434-68109-1 (hardback edition) |
| OCLC | 466171 |
| LC Class | PZ4.S428 Day PR6069.C596 |
| Preceded by | The Jewel in the Crown |
| Followed by | The Towers of Silence |
The Day of the Scorpion is a 1968 novel by Paul Scott, the second in his Raj Quartet. It is set in India during World War II as the influence of the British erodes. The novel focuses on old Raj family, the Laytons, the aftermath of the Mayapore incident focused on in The Jewel in the Crown, the Indian politician Mohammed Ali Kasim, and events in the princely state of Mirat.