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Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Girls of Slender Means, Driver's Seat & the Only Problem
By Muriel Spark
Series: Everyman’s Library Contemporary Classics
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark is a captivating story set in 1930s Edinburgh. It follows an unorthodox teacher, Miss Jean Brodie, who influences a group of her favourite students with her charismatic yet controversial methods. As the narrative unfolds, the impact of her teachings leads to unexpected and profound consequences on the lives of her pupils.
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You might enjoy this book if you are intrigued by the complexities of charismatic but flawed leadership, set against the backdrop of a 1930s Edinburgh school. It may appeal to you if you're interested in stories about the influence of teachers on their students, intertwining themes of loyalty, betrayal and the impact of personal choices over time.

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Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

These four novels, each a miniature masterpiece, illustrate her development over four decades. Despite the seriousness of their themes, all four are fantastic comedies of manners, bristling with wit.
Spark's most celebrated novel, THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE, tells the story of a charismatic schoolteacher's catastrophic effect on her pupils.

All four novels give evidence of one of the most original and unmistakable voices in contemporary fiction.

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In Muriel Spark's novels, the brevity is only equalled by the brilliance. This collection of four stories, each a miniature masterpiece, illustrates her development over four decades. Despite the seriousness of their themes, all are fantastic comedies of manners, bristling with wit.

Her most famous book, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, has been made into a play and a film. It explores the perils of personal and political infatuation among schoolgirls and their teachers.

Salvation is the theme of The Girls of Slender Means, which vividly evokes the life of postwar London. The Driver's Seat, made into a film starring Elizabeth Taylor, charts the heroine's descent into madness. The Only Problem is a witty fable about suffering, which brings the Book of Job to bear on contemporary terrorism.

Series: Everyman’s Library Contemporary Classics

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781857152746

Publisher: Everyman

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 May 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Everyman's Library

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 134.0mm

Height: 211.0mm

Weight: 543g

Pages: 512

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Muriel Spark Penguin Books Series: Everyman’s Library Contemporary Classics

About the Author

Sir Frank Kermode has been Northcliffe Professor Modern English Literature at University College, London, King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at Cambridge and Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard. His many books include The Sense of an Ending, Romantic Image and a memoir, Not Entitled.

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