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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is the debut novel by British writer Susanna Clarke. Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Its premise is that magic once existed in England and has returned with two men: Gilbert Norrell and Jonathan Strange.
- Susanna Clarke
- 2004
3 days ago · So begins Susanna Clarke’s modern masterpiece Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, first published two decades ago and now regarded, rightly, as the greatest work of British fantasy literature since the Gormenghast novels. Revolving around two indelible characters — the fussy, pedantic “practical magician” Gilbert Norrell and the ...
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Gilbert Norrell is one of the two main characters of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. He is reclusive man who has lived for most of his life in Hurtfew Abbey where he has made it his life's work to study magic and become a magician, by discovering and collecting every single book on magic. With the help of his manservant, John Childermass, he is very...
Norrell is an irritable and sometimes ignorant man, he has a bright personality when happy, but often complains and whines about things he wishes he hadn't done. He has very few friends and secluded himself from people besides his manservant until he decided to try and bring magic in England back to its former glory
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a seven-part British historical fantasy TV miniseries adapted by Peter Harness from Susanna Clarke's best-selling 2004 novel of the same name. It premiered on BBC One on 17 May 2015 and ended on 28 June 2015.
- Fantasy Historical Drama
Jun 12, 2015 · In the series, magician Gilbert Norrell (Ray Donovan's Eddie Marsan) is sent to London to help in the war against France, encountering Jonathan Strange (the Tony Award-nominated Bertie Carvel), a...
Sep 5, 2004 · The plot -- do you have an hour or two? -- can be summarized thus: a Yorkshire magician named Gilbert Norrell arrives in London in 1806.
But the practice is resuscitated by two men -- Gilbert Norrell, a reclusive but highly skilled magician, and Jonathan Strange, a young and handsome novice who is exploring his capabilities.
