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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
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Description
The 20th anniversary edition of the fantasy classic, with an introduction by V E Schwab
Over 4 million copies sold
'The book I wish I'd written' R F Kuang
'Susanna Clarke writes with an intelligence and beauty that seems at times miraculous' Katherine Rundell
'A modern masterpiece' Spectator
'One of my all-time favourite books' Ann Patchett
1806. England is beleaguered by the long war, and centuries have passed since magicians faded from view. But one remains: the reclusive Mr Norrell. Proceeding to London, he raises a woman from the dead and summons an army of ghostly ships to terrify the French.
Yet the cautious Norrell is challenged by the emergence of another magician. Young, handsome and daring, Jonathan Strange is his very antithesis. So begins a dangerous battle between these two great men – which overwhelms that between England and France. And soon their own secret dabblings with the dark arts are going to cause more trouble than they can imagine…
'Like Hilary Mantel, Clarke has made the very notion of genre seem quaint' Guardian
Product details
Published | 24 Feb 2009 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 1024 |
ISBN | 9781408803745 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Paperbacks |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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'An elegant and witty historical fantasy which deserves to be judged on its own (considerable) merit'
Sunday Telegraph
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'Full of spells, bad weather, statues that talk, haunted ballrooms and sinister gentlemen with thistledown hair ... be enchanted! *****'
Elle
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'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'
Daily Telegraph
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'This is, in both the precise and the colloquial sense, a fabulous book ... a highly original and compelling work'
Sunday Times