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时逢魔法式微、拿破崙横扫欧洲的十九世纪初，
英国仅存的两名魔法师：
古板扎实的诺瑞尔和青年才俊的强纳森?史传杰，
英法战争掩盖了两人之间的危险争斗，
但是两人对黑魔法的着迷和祕密涉猎，
却带来想像之外的麻烦。
此外，还有纠结繁复歷史的传奇乌鸦王……
19世纪初的英国，天气似乎永远是冬天。阴暗、潮湿、雾气浓重，正是这个时代，魔法在英国已经式微。拿破崙的大军让整个欧洲无力招架，处处岌岌可危。
魔法师吉伯特．诺瑞尔从约翰郡隻身来到伦敦，决心重振英国魔法。他吝嗇、乖戾、未老先衰，但是也是位法力高强，能令雕像开口，能让某大臣年轻的未婚妻起死回生的传奇人物。从约翰郡到伦敦，人们被他神祕的魔法迷得神魂颠倒。
在伦敦，诺瑞尔收了一位年轻学徒史传杰，他高大、迷人且桀驁不驯。
师徒双雄联手，為当时的英王室召来幽灵船，一夜之间铺就了通天大道。令河流改向，令天气变色，最终帮助王室赢得了对抗拿破仑的战争，顿时成為举国称颂的英雄。
然而史传杰法力日进之下，野心也与日俱增，相较於淡泊名利钟情山林的诺瑞尔。两代魔法师之间的衝突日渐高升。此际，另外一位歷史传奇人物随之上场：乌鸦王，英国魔法史上高手中的高手。此高人多年未露面，史传杰千方百计找上了他。
史传杰对这位传奇法师的要求越来越过分，全然不顾后果，最终威胁到他与诺瑞尔的关係和他所拥有的一切宝贵财富……
两个魔法师為了英国魔法復兴事业走到一起，替英国打败拿破伦奠定胜局，最终由於理念的不同而分道扬鑣……..
英国仅存的两名魔法师：
古板扎实的诺瑞尔和青年才俊的强纳森?史传杰，
英法战争掩盖了两人之间的危险争斗，
但是两人对黑魔法的着迷和祕密涉猎，
却带来想像之外的麻烦。
此外，还有纠结繁复歷史的传奇乌鸦王……
19世纪初的英国，天气似乎永远是冬天。阴暗、潮湿、雾气浓重，正是这个时代，魔法在英国已经式微。拿破崙的大军让整个欧洲无力招架，处处岌岌可危。
魔法师吉伯特．诺瑞尔从约翰郡隻身来到伦敦，决心重振英国魔法。他吝嗇、乖戾、未老先衰，但是也是位法力高强，能令雕像开口，能让某大臣年轻的未婚妻起死回生的传奇人物。从约翰郡到伦敦，人们被他神祕的魔法迷得神魂颠倒。
在伦敦，诺瑞尔收了一位年轻学徒史传杰，他高大、迷人且桀驁不驯。
师徒双雄联手，為当时的英王室召来幽灵船，一夜之间铺就了通天大道。令河流改向，令天气变色，最终帮助王室赢得了对抗拿破仑的战争，顿时成為举国称颂的英雄。
然而史传杰法力日进之下，野心也与日俱增，相较於淡泊名利钟情山林的诺瑞尔。两代魔法师之间的衝突日渐高升。此际，另外一位歷史传奇人物随之上场：乌鸦王，英国魔法史上高手中的高手。此高人多年未露面，史传杰千方百计找上了他。
史传杰对这位传奇法师的要求越来越过分，全然不顾后果，最终威胁到他与诺瑞尔的关係和他所拥有的一切宝贵财富……
两个魔法师為了英国魔法復兴事业走到一起，替英国打败拿破伦奠定胜局，最终由於理念的不同而分道扬鑣……..
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First published January 1, 2004
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Susanna Clarke
33?books11.1k?followersSusanna Clarke was born in Nottingham in 1959. A nomadic childhood was spent in towns in Northern England and Scotland. She was educated at St Hilda's College, Oxford, and has worked in various areas of non-fiction publishing, including Gordon Fraser and Quarto. In 1990, she left London and went to Turin to teach English to stressed-out executives of the Fiat motor company. The following year she taught English in Bilbao.
She returned to England in 1992 and spent the rest of that year in County Durham, in a house that looked out over the North Sea. There she began working on her first novel, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
From 1993 to 2003, Susanna Clarke was an editor at Simon and Schuster's Cambridge office, where she worked on their cookery list. She has published seven short stories and novellas in US anthologies. One, "The Duke of Wellington Misplaces His Horse," first appeared in a limited-edition, illustrated chapbook from Green Man Press. Another, "Mr Simonelli or The Fairy Widower," was shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award in 2001.
She lives in Cambridge with her partner, the novelist and reviewer Colin Greenland.
She returned to England in 1992 and spent the rest of that year in County Durham, in a house that looked out over the North Sea. There she began working on her first novel, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
From 1993 to 2003, Susanna Clarke was an editor at Simon and Schuster's Cambridge office, where she worked on their cookery list. She has published seven short stories and novellas in US anthologies. One, "The Duke of Wellington Misplaces His Horse," first appeared in a limited-edition, illustrated chapbook from Green Man Press. Another, "Mr Simonelli or The Fairy Widower," was shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award in 2001.
She lives in Cambridge with her partner, the novelist and reviewer Colin Greenland.
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November 22, 2019
This is of course a review of both volumes of the book, which are inseparable.
I admit was convinced to read this by 's recommendation. I am a sucker for Gaiman and I'll read whatever he tells me to read (yes, even the ).
I must admit that at start I was a bit disappointed. At first the book seems like not much more than Jane Austen-ish periodical writing mixed with a bit of historical fiction, and the former is really not my cup of tea. It started very slowly, but luckily, when the pace picked up, I found that the book did grow on you.
It is hard to put the finger on it, but I think the characters have much to do with it. The author managed to get me strongly interested and involved in the lives of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, as well as the rest of the cast. The second thing I like was how the historical fiction grows and evolves. At first it is just something in the background, and it slowly becomes more and more important and critical to the book.
Clearly, the hardest part in reading this book is the pace. If you enjoy the historical writing it is probably bliss from the start, but if you are rather indifferent to that, you will need to get through the first 300 pages into the more interesting parts, and even then, it is not going to become a roller coaster. I think it was worth the effort to read the whole story, but I still wish it wasn't that hard. I give it three and a half stars out of five, and since I read it in two volumes I'll give them three and four stars respectively, though I'm really rating them together.
I admit was convinced to read this by 's recommendation. I am a sucker for Gaiman and I'll read whatever he tells me to read (yes, even the ).
I must admit that at start I was a bit disappointed. At first the book seems like not much more than Jane Austen-ish periodical writing mixed with a bit of historical fiction, and the former is really not my cup of tea. It started very slowly, but luckily, when the pace picked up, I found that the book did grow on you.
It is hard to put the finger on it, but I think the characters have much to do with it. The author managed to get me strongly interested and involved in the lives of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, as well as the rest of the cast. The second thing I like was how the historical fiction grows and evolves. At first it is just something in the background, and it slowly becomes more and more important and critical to the book.
Clearly, the hardest part in reading this book is the pace. If you enjoy the historical writing it is probably bliss from the start, but if you are rather indifferent to that, you will need to get through the first 300 pages into the more interesting parts, and even then, it is not going to become a roller coaster. I think it was worth the effort to read the whole story, but I still wish it wasn't that hard. I give it three and a half stars out of five, and since I read it in two volumes I'll give them three and four stars respectively, though I'm really rating them together.
January 4, 2020
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December 18, 2023
记得小时候(?)看，觉得结局莫名其妙看不懂
现在再看觉得最后还是一样会看不懂
不过充满英式碎碎念的损人风格我很喜欢词
今年看得完下册吗?
现在再看觉得最后还是一样会看不懂
不过充满英式碎碎念的损人风格我很喜欢词
今年看得完下册吗?
August 25, 2024
前半段在講諾瑞爾的時候，故事比較古板無聊一點。後面講到 Strange 在戰爭時候的作為就相對有趣許多。不過，整體讀起來更像是歷史小說多過於奇幻小說，整體故事節奏比較慢，事件較不連續，鋪陳也較久。
July 7, 2024
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有些人樂於把自己的無能歸咎於社會，而不檢討自己拙劣的學養。〈 2、古星酒館〉
（史传杰：）这种只惩罚女人，而男人却可以置身事外的道德体系令我十分反感。〈36、世上所有的镜子〉
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有些人樂於把自己的無能歸咎於社會，而不檢討自己拙劣的學養。〈 2、古星酒館〉
（史传杰：）这种只惩罚女人，而男人却可以置身事外的道德体系令我十分反感。〈36、世上所有的镜子〉
【台北市立图书馆】
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