Susanna Clarke's novel is an epic tale of nineteenth-century England and the two magicians who emerge to change its history. In the year 1806, in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars, most people believe magic to have long since disappeared from England -- until the reclusive Mr Norrell reveals his powers and becomes a celebrity overnight. Another practising magician emerges: the young and daring Jonathan Strange. He becomes Norrell's pupil and the two join forces in the war against France. But Strange is increasingly drawn to ...
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Susanna Clarke's novel is an epic tale of nineteenth-century England and the two magicians who emerge to change its history. In the year 1806, in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars, most people believe magic to have long since disappeared from England -- until the reclusive Mr Norrell reveals his powers and becomes a celebrity overnight. Another practising magician emerges: the young and daring Jonathan Strange. He becomes Norrell's pupil and the two join forces in the war against France. But Strange is increasingly drawn to the wildest, most perilous forms of magic and soon he risks sacrificing not only his partnership with Norrell, but everything else he holds dear.
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Edition:
First UK paperback edition-first printing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:
2009
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
13099647768
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Seller's Description:
Very good. VGC. Bloomsbury, 2009. First UK paperback edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Small format paperback(two small stain marks and colour marks on the edges of the cover, small nicks and creases on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC. Illustrated with b/w plates. Illustrations by Portia Rosenberg. Nice and clean pages with small nicks on the outer edges, some creases, nicks and light shelf wear on the edges of the pages, small stain mark on the edges of the last page of the book.1014pp. A collectable first edition.
