Project Gutenberg 2018-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 252 Neill, Alexander Sutherland 1883 1973 Neill, A. S. (Alexander Sutherland) A Dominie Dismissed Produced by MWS, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "A Dominie Dismissed" by Alexander Sutherland Neill is a semi-autobiographical novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a schoolmaster, referred to as the Dominie, who faces dismissal due to his unconventional methods of teaching village children, prioritizing play and freedom over traditional discipline. As he navigates his dismissal and return to the village as a cattleman, the narrative explores themes of education, individuality, and authority, particularly through his observations of his successor and the impact of different teaching styles on the children. The opening of the novel introduces the Dominie as he prepares to leave his classroom, reflecting on his relationship with his students and the emotional weight of his impending departure. He expresses fondness for individual children, notably Jim Jackson, and worries about their adjustment to a more authoritarian new teacher named Macdonald. The protagonist's memories reveal the contrast between his nurturing, freedom-based teaching and Macdonald's rigid, disciplined approach, setting the stage for the central conflict of the narrative. The opening scenes are filled with humor, sentimentality, and introspection as the Dominie grapples with loss, identity, and the philosophy of education that he believes in. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Education -- Philosophy Neill, Alexander Sutherland, 1883-1973 Education -- Scotland Teachers -- Scotland -- Biography LF Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: Teaching & Education 353010 2025-08-22T15:12:20.273959 text/html 358230 2018-04-27T08:54:14 text/html 590913 2025-08-22T15:12:25.599893 application/epub+zip 592765 2025-08-22T15:12:21.207942 application/epub+zip 213718 2025-08-22T15:12:20.714945 application/epub+zip 708401 2025-08-22T15:12:29.036900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 675018 2025-08-22T15:12:25.114912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300994 2022-08-25T16:18:42.412611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328627 2025-08-22T15:12:19.507928 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 328791 2018-04-27T08:54:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19503 2025-08-22T15:12:29.181905 application/rdf+xml 23806 2025-08-22T15:12:20.820941 image/jpeg 4006 2025-08-22T15:12:20.762922 image/jpeg 127726 2018-04-28T07:44:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 539202 2018-04-28T07:44:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 546658 2025-08-22T15:12:20.356991 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia