![]() ![]() After proving his credentials by making the statues of York Minster come to life, Mr Norrell leaves behind a reclusive scholarly life and moves to London, where he quickly becomes the toast of high society. So when a group of scholars in York discover someone capable of actually performing spells, it’s a major event. ![]() Set in the early nineteenth century, the novel describes an England where ‘theoretical magicians’ study learned texts but nobody actually practices magic. ![]() It has since been translated into many languages, and excited considerable film adaptation interest too. Yet Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2004), which took Clarke over ten years to write, became a huge publishing phenomenon. Nobody could have predicted in 2004 that an 800-page story about 19th-century magicians and fairies would top the bestseller lists. Susanna Clarke’s debut novel was nothing if not distinctive. ![]()
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