Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

The international bestseller is reissued with a striking new illustrated cover. Part of the Bloomsbury Phantastic series - three books tracing the tradition of fantasy from Edgar Allen Poe to Neil Gaiman to Susanna Clarke, who's novel is an epic tale of eighteenth-century England and the two young magicians who emerge to change its history. In 1806, as England is at war with France, most people believe magic to have long since disappeared--until the reclusive Mr. Norrell reveals his powers and becomes a celebrity overnight. The young and daring Jonathan Strange, Norrell’s pupil, becomes interested in the wildest, most perilous forms of magic. As Strange’s interest deepens into obsession, he risks sacrificing all else to his passion for sorcery—including his partnership with Norrell, who is driven by his own desire for accomplishment.