From the back cover:

'''All my pupils are the crème de la crème'

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.

Muriel Spark's sparkling, witty story of Miss Brodie's prime and fall is unbeatable.

'A brilliant psychological fugue' - Observer

'Muriel Spark's most celebrated novel ... This ruthlessly and destructively romantic school ma'am is one of the giants of post-war ficiton'
-Independent

'The most gifted and innovative British novelist of her generation' - David odge in The New York Times'

This is an oversized paperback edition from Penguin, a movie tie-in edition published in 1965. Umpteenth reprint. :-) The book was originally published in 1961.

This book is #450 on the list of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.

I haven't read this book, and I'm not going to either ... at least not this copy. I have another copy somewhere that I plan to read. I will update this book's journal with some thoughts when I have done so. It sounds like an entertaining read. :-)

I bought this book at a flea market at Stenbråten elementary school in Oslo on Sunday, April 19th, 2009.

Picture of the book.

When I've read my other copy, I will update this entry with some thoughts on the book.

EDIT: Book read and definitely enjoyed. A little dated I guess, but well written.

Reserved for release at the BookCrossing convention here in Oslo next month.

Convention release!

Picked up from the book buffet.

Well, this is one of these classics that you think you know. Unfortunately it wasn't as exciting as I expected. The most well known phrases, "the creme de la creme" and "I'm in my prime" appear in the first chapter and are repeated throughout. Actually the repetition becomes a little boring.

This copy also has margin notes which is a little annoying even although I couldn't understand them.

Taking to the Loughborough Unconvention for my NSS partner.

Picked up from the book buffet at the Loughborough uncon. It's one of the many 1001 books I haven't read yet!