#Jonathan strange and Mr Norrell

[speakingskies]

[dathen]

Mr. Norrell

[jsamn-20th-anniversary-readalong]

It has been an astonishing 20 YEARS since Susanna Clarke first published her debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell on 8th September 2004.

To celebrate, we have planned a Readalong for old fans, those who have had it on their TBR pile for a while and haven't managed to get round to it, and for those who maybe haven't even heard of it yet.

The Readalong will start off on 2nd September 2024, with discussions taking place on the official discord for the chapters being each week. We also have groups on StoryGraph and Goodreads for those who would like to keep track in those places, which will be linked to closer to September.

We have broken the book down into chunks of roughly 70 pages per week, in the hopes that this is a fairly gentle reading pace to fit into your lives, as the book is a bit of a beast.

Please follow this blog for more information as we keep you updated!

[occasional-owl]

[mr-craig]

An interesting easter egg from The Church on Ruby Road: The book on Cherry's bedside table is Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, a book about magic returning to England. After the salt thing from Wild Blue Yonder, the Toymaker's return in The Giggle, and now goblins in The Church on Ruby Road, it looks like a recurring theme in these new episodes is... the return of magic to the Universe. 🤔

[beetleandfox]

Casper David Fredrich is THE Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell vibes artist

[mervynbunter]

I reached out my hand; England’s rivers turned and flowed the other way.

[verdurousglooms]

Susanna Clarke

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[katabay]

jonathan strange and mr norrell is hands down one of my favorite shows, but a little while ago I realized. that I’ve never actually. read the book.

like I loved the show so much I am absolutely fucking baffled that I never once thought ‘oh let’s check it out from the library and have a good time part 2’

& something about the weather lately (extremely windy) brought it to mind, so I checked it out from the library and I’m having a great time reading it so far 🥳

⭐ places I’m at! bsky / pixiv / pillowfort /cohost / cara.app / tip jar!

[thinkanamelater]

Alternate title for JS&MN. Trust me I am friends with Susanna Clarke

Edit: now with a sequel

[the-huldra-king]

thought of this in the shower and couldnt do anything else until i made this

[recycledmoviecostumes]

Costume designer Annie Hardinge likely created this sweet little gown for the 2013 movie Austenland, where the piece made its debut on Keri Russell as Jane Hayes. It went on to be reused in the 2015 television mini-series Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, where Lucinda Dryzek’s Flora Greysteel considered it while holding it up to herself in front of a mirror. Suki Waterhouse wore it the following year to portray Kitty Bennet in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, though it can best be viewed in a deleted scene. The gown also had the distinction of being used in both the 2019 short version and the 2022 film version of Mr. Malcolm’s List, first by Olivia Caley as Lucy and later by an extra. It was used again on extras in the 2020 first episode of Belgravia, as well as the 2022 second season of Sanditon.

Costume Credit: Anne81, bellcs, Chai tea latte

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[fickleiris96]

[regencysource]

Costumes in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell SE1E01 requested by anon

[notewell5]

I got so (incredibly delightfully) overwhelmed today reading an interview with Susanna Clarke by the NYT that my dad sent me.

I love her writing so dearly and reading about her process and her journey was just… everything. Validating and hopeful and helpful. I hope she’s having a beautiful day.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/books/susanna-clarke-strange-norrell-sequel-interview.html

[dathen]

They had been alarmed enough by all the shouting and banging, but when they held up their candles and found that its author was a wild-eyed, cutthroat-looking person with a slit in his face and his shirt all bloody, they were not in the least reassured.

Goes feral over this description of Childermass

There was a queer insubstantiality about him. He looked as if he were painted on air. The merest draught from a gap in the casement took his hair and made little corkscrews and curlicues of it, as if it weighed nothing at all.

Goes EVEN MORE feral over this description of Segundus

I think the delicate wilting flower of a swooning pre-victorian gentleman and the rugged, frightening castaway all over with blood should KISS