Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke - Paperback

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
 
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.
 
“I loved the book” – George R. R. Martin
'Like Hilary Mantel, Clarke has made the very notion of genre seem quaint' Guardian