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Alternate-history English fantasy — two magicians revive practical magic in Napoleonic-era England.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is the debut novel by British writer Susanna Clarke. Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Its premise is that magic once existed in England and has returned with two men: Gilbert Norrell and Jonathan Strange. Centred on the relationship between these two men, the novel investigates the nature of "Englishness" and the boundaries between reason and unreason.
First published September 2004 by Bloomsbury · Clarke's debut novel · won the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Novel and a World Fantasy Award.
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