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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

by Susanna Clarke

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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

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.

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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Slow, atmospheric, strange and sombre. You'll be haunted by Clarke's vision of a Victorian England withmagic as a thing of great possibility. Definitely one for a grown-up Harry Potter crowd

Review by Adrija of the London - Wimbledon Books Etc on 2009-01-29 12:56:30
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Magic for adults

An amazingly detailed novel about two rival magicians in 19th Century England. One is old, cautious & set in his ways, the other, young, brilliant & daring. Set in the historical context of the war with France & Napoleon, you will almost believe that this is fact not fiction! A brilliant debut novel.

Review by Bev of the Manchester Fort Borders on 2009-01-29 17:10:11
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One of, if not the best book of this century so far.

My Aunty Linda has the best taste in books-as-gifts-to-me, so when I unwrapped this fine tome I was instantly pouring through its pages. Gilbert Norell attempts to concrete his fame and position amonst high society by convincing one and all that he is the indispensible and ONLY magician in 19th Century England. All is torn assunder by the arrival of Jonathan Strange who is less of a twisted fraudster and more the real thing in a charasmatic bundle. A vastly engrossing tale of tension between the dual natures of magic. I'm a massive fantasy fan, so whilst the premise alone was attractive, I found myself unable to put this book in any particular niche - so wide its reach. One of, if not the best book of this century so far.

Review by of the Dundee Borders on 2009-02-09 17:09:35