![]() ![]() Though irritated by the reticent Norrell, Strange becomes the magician's first pupil, and the British government is soon using their skills. ![]() Norrell, a reclusive, mistrustful bookworm, reveals that he is capable of producing magic and becomes the toast of London society, while an impetuous young aristocrat named Jonathan Strange tumbles into the practice, too, and finds himself quickly mastering it. The study is purely theoretical until Mr. In Clarke's world, gentlemen scholars pore over the magical history of England, which is dominated by the Raven King, a human who mastered magic from the lands of faerie. The drawing room social comedies of early 19th-century Britain are infused with the powerful forces of English folklore and fantasy in this extraordinary novel of two magicians who attempt to restore English magic in the age of Napoleon. JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL Susanna Clarke A review with a blue-tinted title indicates a book of unusual commercial interest that hasn't received a starred or boxed review. A starred or boxed review indicates a book of outstanding quality. ![]()
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