Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Newbery Medal (2002) Nora will never let that

Nora will never let that happen

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A groundbreaking work as delicate as a butterfly's wing and as menacing as a knife in the dark

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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Newbery Medal (2002) Nora will never let thatThe year is 1806. England is beleaguered by the long war with Napoleon, and centuries have passed since practical magicians faded into the nation's past. But scholars of this glorious history discover that one remains: the reclusive Mr Norrell, whose displays of magic send a thrill through the country. Proceeding to London, he raises a beautiful woman from the dead and summons an army of ghostly ships to terrify the French. Yet the cautious, fussy