false 15566416 381149 14201 0765356155 9780765356154 2166 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14201.Jonathan_Strange_Mr_Norrell 3.77 12692 Jonathan Strange & Mr. 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. Mr. 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. But however skillful his magic, his vanity provides an Achilles heel, and the differing ambitions of his more glamorous apprentice, Jonathan Strange, threaten to topple all that Mr. Norrell has achieved. A sparkling debut from Susanna Clarke--and it's not all fairy dust. --Regina Marler]]> 8842 3.81 18737 3225 2004 4 12 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 10:08:27 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 24 06:56:40 -0700 2008 more...]]>