The 20th anniversary edition of the fantasy classic with an introduction by V E Schwab Over
4 million copies sold ' The book I wish I'd written ' R F Kuang 'Susanna Clarke writes
with an intelligence and beauty that seems at times miraculous' Katherine Rundell 'A modern
masterpiece ' Spectator 'One of my all-time favourite books ' Ann Patchett 1806. England is
beleaguered by the long war and centuries have passed since magicians faded from view. But one
remains: the reclusive Mr Norrell. Proceeding to London he raises a woman from the dead and
summons an army of ghostly ships to terrify the French. Yet the cautious Norrell is challenged
by the emergence of another magician. Young handsome and daring Jonathan Strange is his very
antithesis. So begins a dangerous battle between these two great men - which overwhelms that
between England and France. And soon their own secret dabblings with the dark arts are going to
cause more trouble than they can imagine. 'Like Hilary Mantel Clarke has made the very
notion of genre seem quaint' Guardian
