Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
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Narrated by:
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Neil Gaiman
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Richard Armitage
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V.E. Schwab
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By:
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Susanna Clarke
About this listen
Bloomsbury presents Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke, read by Richard Armitage with Neil Gaiman and an introduction by V E Schwab.
The 20th anniversary edition of the fantasy classic.
‘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
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
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Critic reviews
'Clarke creates a world beyond our wildest imagination that also tells us something profound about what it is to be human' (BERNARDINE EVARISTO)
'What a world Susanna Clarke conjures into being' (DAVID MITCHELL)
'A miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling' (MADELINE MILLER)
'Purely joyful reading' (NAOMI ALDERMAN)
'Admirably inventive, frequently delightful' (MICHEL FABER)
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-01-25
Very good and very strange
Written in 19th century style as natural as Austen or O’Brian and concerning matters reminiscent of Alan Garner, Charles de Lint, and Ursula Le Guin. Quite unique.
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- E. Hannan
- 19-11-24
creative imagination at it's best
Excellent narration and storytelling - the genre of magical realism relating a tale about magicians, faeries and England with it's magical histories and old wives tales that somehow weave an illusion of reality. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
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- sarah knapton
- 10-11-24
Amazing
This is one of my favourite books and Richard Armitage’s narration is a delight. Some slight inflections and intonations have made me laugh out loud. So good
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- Anonymous User
- 12-01-25
Incredibly absorbing story and voices
I came upon this after listening to and really enjoying Piranesi and thought I’d try S Clarke’s earlier book - so I knew nothing much about this before starting.
I have loved it. Has kept me utterly absorbed and embedded in these lives and this world. The voicing is phenomenal, and the way the footnotes are done makes those very absorbable alongside the main plot (which I think may be an accidental advantage of the audiobook format).
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- S R Dawson
- 21-02-25
Absorbing
Not my sort of thing I would say but it was a recommendation and I am so pleased I took notice. i was totally absorbed by the beautiful writing and wonderful performance. I will miss it.
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- Phoenix
- 28-02-25
Out of this world
The world that Clarke creates is amazing! I feel like I've learnt a whole new history. I was so gripped by the end that I feel strange now it's over. I could've listened to another 36 hours. Armitage reads it beautifully too, doing a whole host of accents and voices. Highly recommended.
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- Kniphofia
- 19-12-24
Miss the footnotes from the original
This is one of my favourite books which I've re-read many times. I love the original audiobook which is wonderfully narrated by Simon Prebble but I was pleasantly surprised by Richard Armitage's very good performance. The one quibble I have is the footnotes narrated by Neil Gaiman. They are just added to the narration, without stating that they are footnotes. Gaiman's voice is also rather drab. Otherwise very good.
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- Manchester
- 18-01-25
Surprisingly Addictive
Easy listening but quite gripping in parts, I didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Harry Potter meets Sherlock Holmes and written as if it were a historical text. Very enjoyable read
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- Marshmallow Martha
- 28-02-25
Underrated Instant Classic
I read this book in print years ago & it was a real treat to return to this world in audiobook format. What a story!
Having 2 narrators really helped to bring the dense text to life. Richard Armitage is a delight, as ever.
Given current news, a re-release with a different narrator for the footnotes part would be timely & appropriate..
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- Rascal
- 02-11-24
Just buy the original recording.
Just buy the original recording. I’ve listened the original recording a few times, the narrator gives each character great life and richness. I bought this to try but the characters now all seem a bit drab and washed out. The story is of course glorious as always.
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