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Muriel Spark – The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie – First Edition 1961
£165.00
First edition, first printing of ‘’The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Published by Macmillan in London, 1961. This is a good copy. The dust wrapper has a chip to the head of the spine. It has not been price clipped showing (correctly) the price of 13s 6d. The boards are free from notable chips but has some speckling to the edges. This copy is free from previous owners ink and is, overall, in good condition.
First published in The New Yorker magazine.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark is a sharp, satirical novel set in 1930s Edinburgh. It follows the charismatic and unorthodox teacher Jean Brodie, who moulds a select group of girls into her ideal “crème de la crème.” As her influence grows, so do the consequences of her manipulation and romantic idealism. Blending wit, irony, and dark undertones, the novel explores themes of power, loyalty, betrayal and the complexities of education and authority.
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First edition, first printing of ‘’The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Published by Macmillan in London, 1961. This is a good copy. The dust wrapper has a chip to the head of the spine. It has not been price clipped showing (correctly) the price of 13s 6d. The boards are free from notable chips but has some speckling to the edges. This copy is free from previous owners ink and is, overall, in good condition.
First published in The New Yorker magazine.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark is a sharp, satirical novel set in 1930s Edinburgh. It follows the charismatic and unorthodox teacher Jean Brodie, who moulds a select group of girls into her ideal “crème de la crème.” As her influence grows, so do the consequences of her manipulation and romantic idealism. Blending wit, irony, and dark undertones, the novel explores themes of power, loyalty, betrayal and the complexities of education and authority.
