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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

by Muriel Spark

A teacher’s influence at a girls’ school in Edinburgh

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A teacher’s influence at a girls’ school in Edinburgh

Set at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, Muriel Spark’s novel centers on Jean Brodie, an outspoken teacher whose unconventional methods set her apart from the school’s routines. She gathers six students as “her girls,” making her connection with them the story’s central relationship. Brodie’s attachments to two fellow teachers also form part of the portrait. The description points to a bond between teacher and pupils that becomes dangerous, giving the school setting and Brodie’s influence on the girls a consequential edge.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in classic fiction set in a girls’ school.
  • Readers drawn to stories about teacher–student relationships and influence.
  • Readers interested in novels featuring unconventional educators.

Themes

Education and teachingTeacher–student influenceSchool lifeUnconventionality and authority

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Book overview

"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 cr

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