About The Book
A beautiful new limited edition paperback of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell,published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics listTwo magicians shall appear in England. The first shall fear me; the second shall long tobehold me ...
The year is 1806. England is beleaguered by the long war with Napoleon, and centurieshave passed since practical magicians faded into the nation's past. But scholars of thisglorious history discover that one remains: the reclusive Mr Norrell whose displays ofmagic send a thrill through the country. Proceeding to London, he raises a beautifulwoman 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: thebrilliant novice Jonathan Strange. Young, handsome and daring, Strange is the veryopposite of Norrell. So begins a dangerous battle between these two great men whichoverwhelms the one between England and France. And their own obsessions andsecret dabblings with the dark arts are going to cause more trouble than they canImagine.