Two magicians shall appear in England. The first shall fear me; the second shall long to behold me
The year is 1806. England is beleaguered by the long war with Napoleon,and centuries have passed since practical magicians faded into the nation's past.
But scholars of this glorious history discover that one remains: the reclusive Mr Norrell whose displays of magic send a thrill through the country. Proceeding to London,he raises a beautiful woman from the dead and summons an army of ghostly ships to terrify the French.
Yet the cautious,fussy Norrell is challenged by the emergence of another magician: the brilliant novice Jonathan Strange. Young,handsome and daring,Strange is the very opposite of Norrell. So begins a dangerous battle between these two great men which overwhelms the one between England and France. And their own obsessions and secret dabblings with the dark arts are going to cause more trouble than they can imagine.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9780747579885Number of pages: 1024Weight: 684 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 60 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'An elegant and witty historical fantasy which deserves to be judged on its own (considerable) merit'- The Sunday Telegraph
'Full of spells,bad weather,statues that talk,haunted ballrooms and sinister gentlemen with thistledown hair...be enchanted! - Elle
'A nourishing,19th-century-style novel that will warm readers through any number of dark and stormy nights...Clarke makes her magical story ridiculously engrossing'- The Daily Telegraph
'This is,in both the precise and the colloquial sense,a fabulous book...a highly original and compelling work'- The Sunday Times
Susanna Clarke
Susanna Clarke is an English novelist,best known for her highly successful debut Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. Her new book Piranesi is published in September 2020.
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