The prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Spark, Muriel, 1918-2006200002UU
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Jean Brodie is a teacher whose unconventional ideas put her at odds with the other members of staff at the Marcia Blaine School in Edinburgh, as she endeavours to shape the lives of the select group of girls who form her "set". When an unbridled schoolmistress with advanced ideas is in her prime the classroom can take on a new identity and no one can predict what will happen. Jean Brodie is a teacher whose unconventional ideas put her at odds with the other members of staff at the Marcia Blaine School in Edinburgh, as she endeavours to shape the lives of the select group of girls who form her "set".
Main title:
The prime of Miss Jean Brodie / Muriel Spark; Introduction by Candia McWilliam.
Edition:
New ed.
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books Ltd : [distributor] Penguin Books Ltd : [distributor] United Book Distributors : [distributor] United Book Distributors : [distributor] Booksite Afrika : [distributor] Penguin USA, 2000.
Collation:
144 p. ; 20x13x1 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Paperback. B-format paperback.Originally published: London: Macmillan, 1961.Previous ed.: London: Macmillan, 1961.
Biography/History:
Muriel Spark has written poetry, stories, and biographies as well as her remarkable series of novels. She is an honorary member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and in 1993 was created OBE. A native of Scotland, she now lives in Italy.
ISBN:
9780141181424 (pbk)0141181427 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
Women teachers -- FictionSocial classes -- Fiction -- Scotland -- EdinburghSocial classes -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- FictionWomen teachers -- FictionSocial classes -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- FictionAccelerated readerARUYAccelerated reader -- AR7.1Accelerated reader -- AR7Modern fictionClassic fiction
Index terms:
AR 7.1
BRN:
293027