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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
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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.
Product details
| Published | 05 Sep 2005 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 1024 |
| ISBN | 9780747579885 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Clarke creates a world beyond our wildest imagination that also tells us something profound about what it is to be human
BERNARDINE EVARISTO
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This is a great huge long book that will change your life ... One of my all-time favourite books
ANN PATCHETT
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A modern masterpiece ... It is that rare beast, a cult novel that is also a mainstream smash hit and continues to beguile its legions of readers to the present day … An indelible, fascinating story, one to lose oneself in for days, even weeks
SPECTATOR
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What a world Susanna Clarke conjures into being
DAVID MITCHELL
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A miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling
MADELINE MILLER
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Clarke's imagination is prodigious, her pacing masterly
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