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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?books11.3k?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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December 23, 2023
时隔多年后重读，好像有比较看懂
诺瑞尔先生爱书爱到变成偏执狂
足以為眾书友的借鑑
下卷写拿破伦战争后，英国两位当代最强魔法师对决
进度有点赶，但逻辑还是挺不错的
有把伏笔都收回来
两位魔法师绑在一起之后反而又惺惺相惜起来
最後的開放式結局，讓人不禁猜想像會是個happy end吧
是说看着看着想到托尔金的论文"论仙境奇谭"
看完论文再看本书，应该更有感吧词
诺瑞尔先生爱书爱到变成偏执狂
足以為眾书友的借鑑
下卷写拿破伦战争后，英国两位当代最强魔法师对决
进度有点赶，但逻辑还是挺不错的
有把伏笔都收回来
两位魔法师绑在一起之后反而又惺惺相惜起来
最後的開放式結局，讓人不禁猜想像會是個happy end吧
是说看着看着想到托尔金的论文"论仙境奇谭"
看完论文再看本书，应该更有感吧词
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.
August 28, 2024
后段剧情相对比较紧凑一点，看起来也比较有蹿耻
不過我覺得 Steven 把精靈幹掉的橋段 前後都有一點太突然了。最後結局還不錯，浪漫的同時也把情緒收攏。
整体而言，这部作品相对还是「冗」的部分多过精彩的部分。不过听说原文作品的其中一个卖点是其「相当类似於十九世纪的写作风格与用语」，因此也许读原文会比较精彩吧。之后国际书展如果有缘可以考虑考虑收一本原文，中文的话目前就先不考虑了
不過我覺得 Steven 把精靈幹掉的橋段 前後都有一點太突然了。最後結局還不錯，浪漫的同時也把情緒收攏。
整体而言，这部作品相对还是「冗」的部分多过精彩的部分。不过听说原文作品的其中一个卖点是其「相当类似於十九世纪的写作风格与用语」，因此也许读原文会比较精彩吧。之后国际书展如果有缘可以考虑考虑收一本原文，中文的话目前就先不考虑了
September 25, 2024
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我本来指望看完下卷，会很欣慰自己有坚持到最后，前面的受罪是值得的，可惜没有实现。以為厚厚的书就像高价股，算是一种品质保证，再差也不会差到哪裡去，但这次踢到铁板了。
------书摘------
儘管史提芬的衣物和靴子比车夫的马车和马匹贵上两倍，但车夫依然跟一般白人一样，碰到黑人就感到某种优越感。〈47、「黑人老兄和一个蓝皮肤的傢伙——肯定是个兆头」〉
（芙萝拉：）坦率与诚实，我觉得两者都是友谊的基础。〈51、葛瑞司迪一家〉
（温古鲁：）我是一本书，也只是一本书。书只负责刊载文字符号，我也达成了任务。至於书的内容為何，则是阅书人的责任。〈69、史传杰学派与诺瑞尔学派〉
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我本来指望看完下卷，会很欣慰自己有坚持到最后，前面的受罪是值得的，可惜没有实现。以為厚厚的书就像高价股，算是一种品质保证，再差也不会差到哪裡去，但这次踢到铁板了。
------书摘------
儘管史提芬的衣物和靴子比车夫的马车和马匹贵上两倍，但车夫依然跟一般白人一样，碰到黑人就感到某种优越感。〈47、「黑人老兄和一个蓝皮肤的傢伙——肯定是个兆头」〉
（芙萝拉：）坦率与诚实，我觉得两者都是友谊的基础。〈51、葛瑞司迪一家〉
（温古鲁：）我是一本书，也只是一本书。书只负责刊载文字符号，我也达成了任务。至於书的内容為何，则是阅书人的责任。〈69、史传杰学派与诺瑞尔学派〉
【台北市立图书馆】
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