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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Paperback
Series: Harper Perennial Olive Editions
Classic FictionGeneral FictionHistorical Fiction
Publisher Price: $12.00
ISBN13: 9780063459816
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: Sep 2 2025
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.40 Width: 4.40 Depth: 7.00
Language: English
A perfect book.--Chicago Tribune
Muriel Spark's classic novel, widely hailed as one of best of the twentieth century's--the story of a young, unorthodox teacher and her special (and ultimately dangerous) relationship with six of her students, now available as a special Harper Perennial Olive Edition.
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.
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