Bibulous-o-graphy for ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ by Muriel Spark.
A book remarkable for its paucity of bottles – perfectly in keeping with the abstemious upper crust of Edinburgh, where the novella is so memorably set.
This book has no bottles beginning with A
This book has no bottles beginning with B
This book has no bottles beginning with C
This book has no bottles beginning with D
This book has no bottles beginning with E
This book has no bottles beginning with F
This book has no bottles beginning with G
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This book has no bottles beginning with I
This book has no bottles beginning with J
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This book has no bottles beginning with L
This book has no bottles beginning with M
This book has no bottles beginning with N
This book has no bottles beginning with O
This book has no bottles beginning with P
This book has no bottles beginning with Q
This book has no bottles beginning with R
S is for Sherry
Every year Miss Mackay, the headmistress of Marcia Blaine School For Girls who is bent on bringing down Miss Brodie, invites the Set to tea. In her study she quizzes them for any evidence she can use to rid her school of Miss Brodie who she suspects (rightly) of being a malign influence.
“She likes her wee drink, I’m sure. After all, it’s nobody business, so long as it doesn’t affect her work and you girls.”
“She doesn’t drink,” said Sandy, “except for sherry on her birthday, half a bottle between the seven of us.”
Miss Mackay could be observed mentally scoring drink off her list of things against Miss Brodie.