Spark, Muriel
Overview
| Works: | 1,041 works in 5,178 publications in 21 languages and 91,797 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Didactic fiction Psychological fiction Satire Biographies Bildungsromans Criticism, interpretation, etc History Humorous fiction Novels |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Creator, Contributor, Author of introduction, Other, Honoree, Bibliographic antecedent, Dedicatee, Interviewee, Compiler, Author of dialog, Librettist |
| Classifications: | PR6037.P29, 823.914 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Muriel Spark
- The Edinburgh companion to Muriel Spark by Michael Gardiner( )
- Curriculum vitae : autobiography by Muriel Spark( Book )
- Muriel Spark by Peter Kemp( Book )
- Muriel Spark : an odd capacity for vision by Alan Bold( Book )
- Muriel Spark : the biography by Martin Stannard( Book )
- Muriel Spark by Karl Malkoff( Book )
- Experiments in narrative technique in the novels of Muriel Spark, the most internationally recognized Scottish writer in the post-war era by Preeti Bhatt( )
- The prime of Miss Jean Brodie( Visual )
- Muriel Spark by Dorothea Walker( Book )
- The Scottish novel : from Smollett to Spark by Francis Russell Hart( Book )
- Appointment in Arezzo : a friendship with Muriel Spark by Alan F Taylor( )
- Hard sayings : the rhetoric of Christian orthodoxy in late modern fiction by Thomas F Haddox( )
- The faith and fiction of Muriel Spark by Ruth Whittaker( Book )
- Textanalyse und Interpretation zu Muriel Spark The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie : alle erforderlichen Infos für Abitur, Matura, Klausur und Referat plus Abituraufgaben mit Lösungsansätzen by Sabine Hasenbach( )
- Comedy and the woman writer : Woolf, Spark, and feminism by Judy Little( Book )
- Muriel Spark by Patricia Stubbs( Book )
- Muriel Spark by Bryan Cheyette( )
- Iris Murdoch, Muriel Spark, and John Fowles : didactic demons in modern fiction by Richard C Kane( Book )
- The art of the real : Muriel Spark's novels by Joseph Hynes( Book )
- Muriel Spark : a biographical and critical study by Derek Stanford( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Muriel Spark
The prime of Miss Jean Brodie by
Muriel Spark(
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327 editions published between 1956 and 2020 in 8 languages and held by 5,245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A teacher at a girl's school in Edinburgh during the 1930s comes into conflict with school authorities because of her unorthodox teaching methods
327 editions published between 1956 and 2020 in 8 languages and held by 5,245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A teacher at a girl's school in Edinburgh during the 1930s comes into conflict with school authorities because of her unorthodox teaching methods
A far cry from Kensington by
Muriel Spark(
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114 editions published between 1900 and 2019 in 6 languages and held by 2,800 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mrs. Hawkins, a buxom young war widow, spends her days working for a mad, near-bankrupt publisher ("of very good books") and her nights dispensing advice at her small South Kensington rooming-house. At work and at home Mrs. Hawkins soon uncovers evil-- shady literary doings and a deadly enemy, anonymous letters, blackmail, and suicide. Mrs. Hawkins confidently sets about putting things to order, little imagining the mayhem which would ensue. Now decades older, thin, successful, and delighted with life in Italy -- a far cry from Kensington -- Mrs. Hawkins looks back and recounts how her own life changed forever
114 editions published between 1900 and 2019 in 6 languages and held by 2,800 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mrs. Hawkins, a buxom young war widow, spends her days working for a mad, near-bankrupt publisher ("of very good books") and her nights dispensing advice at her small South Kensington rooming-house. At work and at home Mrs. Hawkins soon uncovers evil-- shady literary doings and a deadly enemy, anonymous letters, blackmail, and suicide. Mrs. Hawkins confidently sets about putting things to order, little imagining the mayhem which would ensue. Now decades older, thin, successful, and delighted with life in Italy -- a far cry from Kensington -- Mrs. Hawkins looks back and recounts how her own life changed forever
Memento mori by
Muriel Spark(
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262 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in 14 languages and held by 2,740 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Each of a group of elderly friends receives a phone call with the message, "Remember you must die." This brings many old secrets to light, including blackmail and adultery
262 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in 14 languages and held by 2,740 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Each of a group of elderly friends receives a phone call with the message, "Remember you must die." This brings many old secrets to light, including blackmail and adultery
Mary Shelley by
Muriel Spark(
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94 editions published between 1900 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 2,510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Traces the life of Mary Shelley, describes her relationship with her poet husband, and discusses her own literary achievements
94 editions published between 1900 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 2,510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Traces the life of Mary Shelley, describes her relationship with her poet husband, and discusses her own literary achievements
The girls of slender means by
Muriel Spark(
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148 editions published between 1963 and 2022 in 6 languages and held by 2,420 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The zany lives and morals of the girls of the "May of Teck Club", a haven for young ladies, in 1945, when "all the nice people of England were poor, allowing for exceptions."
148 editions published between 1963 and 2022 in 6 languages and held by 2,420 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The zany lives and morals of the girls of the "May of Teck Club", a haven for young ladies, in 1945, when "all the nice people of England were poor, allowing for exceptions."
Loitering with intent by
Muriel Spark(
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83 editions published between 1981 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 2,065 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A balance between fact and fantasy is humorously portrayed in the person of an aspiring author, Miss Talbot, who goes to work as a secretary to the Autobiographical Association in 1949 London
83 editions published between 1981 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 2,065 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A balance between fact and fantasy is humorously portrayed in the person of an aspiring author, Miss Talbot, who goes to work as a secretary to the Autobiographical Association in 1949 London
The Mandelbaum gate by
Muriel Spark(
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138 editions published between 1965 and 2021 in 5 languages and held by 2,062 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When a young English woman, a half-Jewish Catholic convert, insists upon crossing over from Israel into Jordan, she sets off a series of bizarre situations
138 editions published between 1965 and 2021 in 5 languages and held by 2,062 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When a young English woman, a half-Jewish Catholic convert, insists upon crossing over from Israel into Jordan, she sets off a series of bizarre situations
Aiding & abetting by
Muriel Spark(
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53 editions published between 2000 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 1,943 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Based on a real London murder case, this novel follows Lord Lucan, a dissolute member of the British aristocracy, into the abyss as he is accused of killing his children's nanny while trying to murder his wife
53 editions published between 2000 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 1,943 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Based on a real London murder case, this novel follows Lord Lucan, a dissolute member of the British aristocracy, into the abyss as he is accused of killing his children's nanny while trying to murder his wife
The driver's seat by
Muriel Spark(
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74 editions published between 1970 and 2019 in 4 languages and held by 1,859 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Spark's 1970 novel of a woman gone mad was dubbed "so stark as to be nightmarish" by The New Yorker. The story details the last day of protagonist Lise, who, while on holiday in Europe, is about to be murdered
74 editions published between 1970 and 2019 in 4 languages and held by 1,859 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Spark's 1970 novel of a woman gone mad was dubbed "so stark as to be nightmarish" by The New Yorker. The story details the last day of protagonist Lise, who, while on holiday in Europe, is about to be murdered
The finishing school by
Muriel Spark(
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56 editions published between 2004 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 1,845 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The arrival of Chris Wiley, a seventeen-year-old literary prodigy, at the College Sunrise finishing school sparks a dangerous game of envy, sexual jealousy, and adultery for Rowland Mahler, a would-be novelist, and his wife, Nina
56 editions published between 2004 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 1,845 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The arrival of Chris Wiley, a seventeen-year-old literary prodigy, at the College Sunrise finishing school sparks a dangerous game of envy, sexual jealousy, and adultery for Rowland Mahler, a would-be novelist, and his wife, Nina
Symposium by
Muriel Spark(
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65 editions published between 1977 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 1,794 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cloaked in sophistication, the well-bred guests at a London dinner paty are seething with subtle violence while awaiting the arrival of a guest who is being murdered as they eat
65 editions published between 1977 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 1,794 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cloaked in sophistication, the well-bred guests at a London dinner paty are seething with subtle violence while awaiting the arrival of a guest who is being murdered as they eat
The Abbess of Crewe by
Muriel Spark(
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75 editions published between 1974 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 1,748 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Abbess has been newly elected, crushing her one rival, the bleeding heart Felicity. The abbey Crewe finds itself deeply troubled with police and their dogs and the scandal-scenting media, and it all began with a stolen thimble
75 editions published between 1974 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 1,748 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Abbess has been newly elected, crushing her one rival, the bleeding heart Felicity. The abbey Crewe finds itself deeply troubled with police and their dogs and the scandal-scenting media, and it all began with a stolen thimble
Territorial rights by
Muriel Spark(
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71 editions published between 1979 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 1,722 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A wryly, perceptively funny novel which nevertheless has its sudden darkly suggestive turns. By turns it is a story of pursuit, marital problems, tourist-watching, young love, old love (and an astonishing mixture of the two), and social-political intrigue veiled in recent history, yet involving a bloody murder and a hidden body. Territorial Rights might therefore be labeled a suspense novel, but it is not; it is too cheeky and cheerful for that. Rather, it is a novel about jaded, eccentric people who themselves believe in the possibility of a novel of suspense. Spark's characters play their quirky roles within a book which is, itself, laughing at them. Reading the novel, one senses Spark's muted laughter and bemused affection behind one's own startled and delighted gasps of recognition at the human foibles she so unerringly makes natural and almost cinematically graphic
71 editions published between 1979 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 1,722 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A wryly, perceptively funny novel which nevertheless has its sudden darkly suggestive turns. By turns it is a story of pursuit, marital problems, tourist-watching, young love, old love (and an astonishing mixture of the two), and social-political intrigue veiled in recent history, yet involving a bloody murder and a hidden body. Territorial Rights might therefore be labeled a suspense novel, but it is not; it is too cheeky and cheerful for that. Rather, it is a novel about jaded, eccentric people who themselves believe in the possibility of a novel of suspense. Spark's characters play their quirky roles within a book which is, itself, laughing at them. Reading the novel, one senses Spark's muted laughter and bemused affection behind one's own startled and delighted gasps of recognition at the human foibles she so unerringly makes natural and almost cinematically graphic
The ballad of Peckham Rye by
Muriel Spark(
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149 editions published between 1955 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 1,702 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The malign influence upon an English manufacturing town of a persuasive Scot, who is once ghost writer, industrial psychologist, and demon
149 editions published between 1955 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 1,702 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The malign influence upon an English manufacturing town of a persuasive Scot, who is once ghost writer, industrial psychologist, and demon
The public image by
Muriel Spark(
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80 editions published between 1968 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 1,695 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Annabel Christopher, a talented actress jealous of her image, is on indifferent terms with her disturbed husband, Frederick. When Frederick apparently commits suicide, his death releases leters accusing Annabel of complicity in an orgy and other immoralities, of which she knows nothing
80 editions published between 1968 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 1,695 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Annabel Christopher, a talented actress jealous of her image, is on indifferent terms with her disturbed husband, Frederick. When Frederick apparently commits suicide, his death releases leters accusing Annabel of complicity in an orgy and other immoralities, of which she knows nothing
The only problem by
Muriel Spark(
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61 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 1,683 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Harvey Gotham refuses to believe it when the French police tell him that his estranged wife is a dangerous terrorist. As far as the police are concerned, that only serves to throw suspicion on Gotham himself
61 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 1,683 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Harvey Gotham refuses to believe it when the French police tell him that his estranged wife is a dangerous terrorist. As far as the police are concerned, that only serves to throw suspicion on Gotham himself
The stories of Muriel Spark by
Muriel Spark(
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65 editions published between 1965 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 1,653 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the cruel irony of 'A member of the Family' to the fateful echoes of 'The Go-Away Bird' and the unexpectedly sinister 'The Girl I Left Behind Me', in settings that range from South Africa to the Portobello Road, Muriel Spark coolly probes the idiosyncrasies that lurk beneath the veneer of human respectability, displaying the acerbic wit and wisdom that are the hallmarks of her unique talent. The Complete Short Stories is a collection to be loved and cherished, from one of the finest short-story writers of the twentieth century
65 editions published between 1965 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 1,653 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the cruel irony of 'A member of the Family' to the fateful echoes of 'The Go-Away Bird' and the unexpectedly sinister 'The Girl I Left Behind Me', in settings that range from South Africa to the Portobello Road, Muriel Spark coolly probes the idiosyncrasies that lurk beneath the veneer of human respectability, displaying the acerbic wit and wisdom that are the hallmarks of her unique talent. The Complete Short Stories is a collection to be loved and cherished, from one of the finest short-story writers of the twentieth century
The bachelors by
Muriel Spark(
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120 editions published between 1960 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 1,596 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A barrister, a "priest", a detective, a lovelorn Irishman, a handwriting expert, a heinous spiritual medium (all bachelors) are first found contentedly chatting in their London clubs and shopping at Fortnum's, the cozy bachelors are not set to stay cozy for long. Soon enough, the men are variously tormented-- defrauded or stolen from; blackmailed or pressed to attend horrid seances-- and then plunged, all together, into the nastiest of lawsuits
120 editions published between 1960 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 1,596 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A barrister, a "priest", a detective, a lovelorn Irishman, a handwriting expert, a heinous spiritual medium (all bachelors) are first found contentedly chatting in their London clubs and shopping at Fortnum's, the cozy bachelors are not set to stay cozy for long. Soon enough, the men are variously tormented-- defrauded or stolen from; blackmailed or pressed to attend horrid seances-- and then plunged, all together, into the nastiest of lawsuits
The takeover by
Muriel Spark(
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58 editions published between 1976 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 1,538 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The time is now, the place is Italy, particularly the enchanted lake at Nemi, southeast of Rome, where the Temple of Diana once stood. The people form an extraordinary frieze of votaries of love and money, with the goddess-like American heiress Maggie at the center, justly famed for her beauty, her wealth, and the steeliness of her will -- Amazon.com
58 editions published between 1976 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 1,538 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The time is now, the place is Italy, particularly the enchanted lake at Nemi, southeast of Rome, where the Temple of Diana once stood. The people form an extraordinary frieze of votaries of love and money, with the goddess-like American heiress Maggie at the center, justly famed for her beauty, her wealth, and the steeliness of her will -- Amazon.com
Reality and dreams by
Muriel Spark(
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46 editions published between 1996 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 1,520 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A British film director falls off a crane during the shooting of a film and while he is in hospital, others muscle in on his work and on his girlfriends. With the help of his understanding wife, who also has her lovers, he recovers and regains control of the film
46 editions published between 1996 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 1,520 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A British film director falls off a crane during the shooting of a film and while he is in hospital, others muscle in on his work and on his girlfriends. With the help of his understanding wife, who also has her lovers, he recovers and regains control of the film
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Related Identities
- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft 1797-1851 Author
- Stanford, Derek Other Author Editor
- Lucan, Richard John Bingham Earl of 1934-
- Brontë, Emily 1818-1848 Other Author
- Maley, Willy Author
- Gardiner, Michael 1970-
- May, Nadia Narrator
- Brontë family
- Bold, Alan 1943-1998 Author
- Stannard, Martin 1947- Author
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Abbesses, Christian Authors, English Authors, Scottish Autobiography--Societies, etc Benedictine nuns British Canadians Catholics Creative writing--Study and teaching Didactic fiction Dinners and dining England England--London English fiction Extortion Fiction--Authorship Fugitives from justice Girls Great Britain Italy Italy--Venice Literature publishing Lucan, Richard John Bingham,--Earl of, Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Married people Missing persons Murderers Novelists, Scottish Older people Practical jokes Psychological fiction Psychotherapist and patient Publishers and publishing Schools Scotland Scottish fiction Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, Spark, Muriel Switzerland--Lausanne Teacher-student relationships Teenage boys Upper class Uxoricide Widows Women and literature Women editors Women novelists Women teachers Young women
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Alternative Names
Camberg M. S. 1918-2006
Camberg Muriel Sarah
Camberg, Muriel Sarah, 1918-
Camberg, Muriel Sarah 1918-2006
Cavallo, Evelyn
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Muriel Spark novelista británica
Muriel Spark noveliste britannique, écrivaine de petites histoires, poete, essayiste
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Muriyel Spark
Spark M. 1918-2006
Spark M. S. 1918-2006
Spark, Mi︠u︡riėl
Spark, Miuriel, 1918-
Spark Miurielė
Spark, Mjuriėl 1918-2006
Spark, Muriel
Spark, Muriel 1918-
Spark Muriel Sarah
Spark, Muriel Sarah 1918-2006
Spārka, M. (Mjuriela), 1918-2006
Spārka, Mjuriela, 1918-2006
Stanford, Muriel Sarah Spark
Stanford, Muriel Sarah Spark, 1918-
Stanford, Muriel Sarah Spark 1918-2006
Μύριελ Σπαρκ Σκωτσέζα συγγραφέας, ποιήτρια και δοκιμιογράφος
Кэмберг М. С. 1918-2006
Мюриъл Спарк
Мюріел Спарк британська письменниця, драматургиня, поетеса і літературна критикиня
Спарк М.
Спарк М. 1918-2006
Спарк М. С. 1918-2006
Спарк Мюриэл
Спарк, Мюриэл, 1918-2006.
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מיוריאל ספארק סופרת בריטית
ספארק, מיוריאל, 1918-2006
ספרק, מיוריאל
موريل سبارك
موريل سبارك، 1918-2006
موريل سبارك كاتبة اسكتلندية
موریل اسپارک نویسنده و شاعر بریتانیایی
मुरियल स्पार्क
ਮੂਰੀਅਲ ਸਪਾਰਕ
스파크, 뮤리얼 1918-2006
스파크, 뮤리엘 1918-2006
スパーク, ミューリエル
ミュリエル・スパーク
穆里尔·斯帕克
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