Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (946 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0765356155 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1024 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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yet to complete it I know I would be satisfied. However D. Mitchell The actual novel is very much to my liking and even though I am yet to complete it I know I would be satisfied. However, where as I only have praise for the author, the same cannot be said for the publisher. The paper back is 17cm*10.5cm*4.5cm and the font is tiny and printed too close to the spine. It is d. "Will you like this book - a brief quiz" according to Stuart Hall. 1. Have you read the Amazon excerpt or, better yet, the first chapter? If not, please do so. This, for better or worse, is what the next several hundred pages are going to be - dense, semi-archaic prose; voluminous footnotes in tiny print, few of which relate to the plot; and a very focussed, extremely pain. "Wow" according to Moon Cat. This is one of the best books I've read this year and I usually read a book per day. The language is clear, descriptive yet has a Victorian flavor (yes I know it's Regency England but the writing is more gothic novel). Plunging into actual Regency personalities and events we encounter a Northern Yorkshire M
He becomes Norrell's student, and they join forces in the war against France. Soon, another practicing magician comes forth: the young, handsome, and daring Jonathan Strange. But Strange is increasingly drawn to the wildest, most perilous forms of magic, straining his partnership with Norrell, and putting at risk everything else he holds dear.Time Magazine #1 Book of the Year « Book Sense Book of the Year « People Top Ten Books of the Year « Winner of the Hugo Award « A New York Times Notable Book of the Year « Salon Top Ten of 2004 «Winner of the World Fantasy Award « Nancy Pearl's Top 12 Books of 2004 « Washington Post Book Worl
Norrell moves to London to establish his influence in government circles, devising such powerful illusions as an 11-day blockade of French ports by English ships fabricated from rainwater. It's 1808 and that Corsican upstart Napoleon is battering the English army and navy. What better way to demonstrate his revival of British magic than to change the course of the Napoleonic wars? Susanna Clarke's ingenious first novel, Jonathan Strange & Mr. --Regina Marler. Norrell, has the cleverness and lightness of touch of the Harry Potter series, but is less a fairy tale of good versus evil than a fantastic comedy of manners, complete with elaborate false footnotes, occasional period spellings, and a dense, lively mythology teeming beneath the narrative. Norrell, a fusty but ambitious scholar from the Yorkshire countryside and the first practical magician in hundreds of years. A sparkling debut from Susanna Clarke--and it's not all fairy dust. Norr