Susanna Clarke

Following the enormous success of 2004 bestseller and critics favorite "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell," Clarke delivers a delicious collection of ten stories set in the same fairy-crossed world of 19th-century England.

And Other Stories

The Ladies of Grace Adieu

rumbledethumps

Charming and witty, and I loved that I got to read another of Clarke's books, (especially loved the story that crossed over into Gaiman's Faerie).But it just never felt like the stakes were high enough.

Emmett

From 'contemporary' experiences of doing magic to stories of a folkloric flavour, this is a pleasingly eclectic collection of short stories that dip in and out of the universe of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. Every story is well-plotted and witty, promising discoveries from different yet familiar angles, and I enjoyed them all in one sitting.

Phoebe Watson

A wonderful collection of short stories set in Clarke's fantasy realm that combines regency England with the world of faeries, of the dangerous, morally ambivalent kind. A great autumn read.

hat carter

From the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, the major BBC production. Faerie is never as far away as you think. Sometimes you find you have crossed an invisible line and must cope, as best you can, with petulant princesses, vengeful owls, ladies who pass their time embroidering terrible fates or with endless paths in deep, dark woods and houses that never appear the same way twice. The heroines and heroes bedevilled by such problems in these fairy tales include a conceited Regency clergyman, an eighteenth-century Jewish doctor and Mary, Queen of Scots, as well as two characters from Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: Strange himself and the Raven King.

and Other Stories

Elizabeth Graham

Arjo Gupto

Jade Flynn

Akanksha Chattopadhyay

Theodora Pantelich

Magic, madam, is like wine and, if you are not used to it, it will make you drunk Faerie is never as far away as you think. Sometimes you find you have crossed an invisible line and must cope, as best you can, with petulant princesses, vengeful owls, ladies who pass their time in embroidering terrible fates, or with endless paths in deep, dark woods and houses that never appear the same way twice. The heroines and heroes bedevilled by such problems in these fairytales include a conceited Regency clergyman, an eighteenth-century Jewish doctor and Mary Queen of Scots, as well as two characters from Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell- Strange himself and the Raven King.

The Ladies of Grace Adieu And Other Stories

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