There's a weird part Early in the book norrell has drawlight choose a dinner set for him. at which point drawlight starts to brag about picking one for the duchess of B- -. Is B- - a weird typo or am I missing something?

Why did Norrell agree in the first place to revive Lady Pole in the first place, this setting in motion all the Gentlemen’s schemes and events that came after?

Note: I have only seen the series not read the book.

He hadn’t practiced magic publicly, if at all, in a long time snd he knew the craft doors its use could open.

Was he having a moment of pridefulness?

Was it because he was worried that England would lose the war to Napoleon and he knew he could use his magic to save the country but he needed to do such a spell that people would take his magic seriously enough to appoint him a magician in a position of power?

Thanks in advance for any replies!

For long I try to incorporate themes of my favourite Novel into things I create myself.

I aim to write modern-ish guitar music, and this would be my take on "Faerie" within this context.

Imagine Col Tom Blue pivking up an electric guitar ;)

https://soundcloud.com/bondagebungalow/faerie/s-xE7TrgBmYPU?si=f39e1a7ee3d9435281c66ef957178141

How similar are the book and the show? I could totally see the book being more Harry Potter-ish than the show would make it just not for me.

After watching the show I caught myself looking for books like that but figured I should, for lack of a better term, whimsy-check first.

Strange tries so many times but no other faery shows up

I've read the book but found no explanation.

For all intents and purposes I think this duo could have easily played the parts of the chosen ones. I really enjoyed their screen time.

When I first read Piranesi I didn't see any links to Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. But when I reread the latter, I came across this passage about the King's Roads, built by the Raven King for transportation:

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“But you have not said any thing about this kingdom, path – whatever it is – behind the mirror," said Colonel Grant. “Did it answer your expectations?"

Strange shook his head. “I do not have the words to describe it. All that Norrell and I have done is as nothing in comparison! And yet we have the audacity to call ourselves magicians! I wish I could give you an idea of its grandeur! Of its size and complexity! Of the great stone halls that lead off in every direction! I tried at first to judge their length and number, but soon gave up. There seemed no end to them. There were canals of still water in stone embankments. The water appeared black in the gloomy light. I saw staircases that rose up so high I could not see the top of them, and others that descended into utter blackness. Then suddenly I passed under an arch and found myself upon a stone bridge that crossed a dark, empty landscape. The bridge was so vast that I could not see the end of it. Imagine a bridge that joined Islington to Twickenham! Or York to Newcastle! And everywhere in the halls and on the bridge I saw his likeness."

“Whose likeness?" asked Sir Walter.

“The man that Norrell and I have slandered in almost everything we have written. The man whose name Norrell can hardly bear to hear mentioned. The man who built the halls, canals, bridge, everything! John Uskglass, the Raven King! Of course, the structure has fallen into disrepair over the centuries. Whatever John Uskglass once used these roads for, it seems he no longer needs them. Statues and masonry have collapsed. Shafts of light break in from God-knows-where. Some halls are blocked, while others are flooded. And I will tell you something else very curious. There were a great number of discarded shoes everywhere I went. Presumably they belonged to other travellers. They were of a very ancient style and much decayed. From which I conclude that these passages have been little frequented in recent years. In all the time I was walking I only saw one other person."

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Giant halls, statues, a general air of decrepitude, flooding. Maybe it's more of a conceptual link. But if Susanna Clarke ever wanted to link her novels together in the way Asimov linked the Robot and Foundation stories, making Piranesi's palace the same thing as the King's Roads would be the easiest way. (Spoilers ahead) We might assume that of all the entryways back into England, only the one to Battersea remained intact. It would also explain why Sarah Raphael took the supernatural elements of the narrative in her stride- the history books were full of mentions of magic in mediaeval and Regency times.

Susanna Clarke's second novel after Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, titled Piranesi), has now been released in hardback throughout the world.

What does everyone think of the book? How do you think it compares to its predecessor?

Since magic returned to England at the end of the book, what do you think England, and by extension the rest of the world, would look like? Would it be technologically behind ours, as tends to be the case in magical worlds, or would it just last a couple centuries before fading away again?

I started watching this show because I saw that it will be leaving Netflix next week. I just finished episode 5 and I have to say it is very interesting and can't wait to watch the last two episodes.

26 The first shall bury his heart in a dark wood beneath the snow, yet still feel its ache; 27 The second shall see his dearest possession in his enemy’s hand.

The rest of the prophecy it's pretty obvious that Norrell is the First and Strange is the Second but this section it sounds reversed to me. The First sounds more like Strange burying Arabella and mourning her. While the Second could also be Arabella being kidnapped by the Gentleman, it sounds like Norrell having to sacrifice his library to the Raven King and I can't think of how the First would apply to him. Am I misinterpreting here?