The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Description

Muriel Spark’s classic novel, widely hailed as one of the twentieth century’s best—the story of a young, unorthodox teacher and her special–and ultimately dangerous–relationship with six of her students.

At the staid Marcia Blaine School for Girls, in Edinburgh, Scotland, teacher extraordinaire Miss Jean Brodie is unmistakably, and outspokenly, in her prime. She is passionate in the application of her unorthodox teaching methods, in her attraction to the married art master, Teddy Lloyd, in her affair with the bachelor music master, Gordon Lowther, and–most important–in her dedication to “her girls,” the students she selects to be her crème de la crème. Fanatically devoted, each member of the Brodie set–Eunice, Jenny, Mary, Monica, Rose, and Sandy–is “famous for something,” and Miss Brodie strives to bring out the best in each one. Determined to instill in them independence, passion, and ambition, Miss Brodie advises her girls, “Safety does not come first. Goodness, truth, and beauty come first. Follow me.”

And they do. But one of them will betray her.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Muriel Spark
Published: 02/10/2009
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN: 9780061711299
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 0.40″ H x 8.00″ L x 5.30″ W

About the Author
Spark, Muriel: –

Dame Muriel Spark (1918-2006) was born and educated in Scotland. She worked for Britain’s Foreign Office during World War II, served as general secretary of the Poetry Society and editor of The Poetry Review, and, before turning to fiction, published a series of critical biographies of literary figures. She wrote more than twenty books, including The Comforters, Memento Mori, The Girls of Slender Means, and Symposium. She was named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1993.