description: 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 and strives to bring out the best in each one of her students. Determined to instill in them independence, passion, and ambition, Miss Brodie advises them, "Safety does not come first. Goodness, Truth, and Beauty come first. Follow me." And they do--but one of them will betray her.
title: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
titlecomplete: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
characters: Jean Brodie, Mary Macgregor, Teddy Lloyd, Eunice Gardiner, Monica Douglas, Jenny Gray, Sandy Stranger, Miss Mackay, Gordon Lowther, Rose Stanley
genres: Classics, British Literature, Modern Classics, Novels, Scotland, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literature, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 52751
places: Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics