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時逢魔法式微、拿破崙橫掃歐洲的十九世紀初，
英國僅存的兩名魔法師：
古板紮實的諾瑞爾和青年才俊的強納森‧史傳傑，
英法戰爭掩蓋了兩人之間的危險爭鬥，
但是兩人對黑魔法的著迷和祕密涉獵，
卻帶來想像之外的麻煩。
此外，還有糾結繁複歷史的傳奇烏鴉王……
19世紀初的英國，天氣似乎永遠是冬天。陰暗、潮濕、霧氣濃重，正是這個時代，魔法在英國已經式微。拿破崙的大軍讓整個歐洲無力招架，處處岌岌可危。
魔法師吉伯特．諾瑞爾從約翰郡隻身來到倫敦，決心重振英國魔法。他吝嗇、乖戾、未老先衰，但是也是位法力高強，能令雕像開口，能讓某大臣年輕的未婚妻起死回生的傳奇人物。從約翰郡到倫敦，人們被他神祕的魔法迷得神魂顛倒。
在倫敦，諾瑞爾收了一位年輕學徒史傳傑，他高大、迷人且桀驁不馴。
師徒雙雄聯手，為當時的英王室召來幽靈船，一夜之間鋪就了通天大道。令河流改向，令天氣變色，最終幫助王室贏得了對抗拿破侖的戰爭，頓時成為舉國稱頌的英雄。
然而史傳傑法力日進之下，野心也與日俱增，相較於淡泊名利鍾情山林的諾瑞爾。兩代魔法師之間的衝突日漸高升。此際，另外一位歷史傳奇人物隨之上場：烏鴉王，英國魔法史上高手中的高手。此高人多年未露面，史傳傑千方百計找上了他。
史傳傑對這位傳奇法師的要求越來越過分，全然不顧後果，最終威脅到他與諾瑞爾的關係和他所擁有的一切寶貴財富……
兩個魔法師為了英國魔法復興事業走到一起，替英國打敗拿破倫奠定勝局，最終由於理念的不同而分道揚鑣……..
英國僅存的兩名魔法師：
古板紮實的諾瑞爾和青年才俊的強納森‧史傳傑，
英法戰爭掩蓋了兩人之間的危險爭鬥，
但是兩人對黑魔法的著迷和祕密涉獵，
卻帶來想像之外的麻煩。
此外，還有糾結繁複歷史的傳奇烏鴉王……
19世紀初的英國，天氣似乎永遠是冬天。陰暗、潮濕、霧氣濃重，正是這個時代，魔法在英國已經式微。拿破崙的大軍讓整個歐洲無力招架，處處岌岌可危。
魔法師吉伯特．諾瑞爾從約翰郡隻身來到倫敦，決心重振英國魔法。他吝嗇、乖戾、未老先衰，但是也是位法力高強，能令雕像開口，能讓某大臣年輕的未婚妻起死回生的傳奇人物。從約翰郡到倫敦，人們被他神祕的魔法迷得神魂顛倒。
在倫敦，諾瑞爾收了一位年輕學徒史傳傑，他高大、迷人且桀驁不馴。
師徒雙雄聯手，為當時的英王室召來幽靈船，一夜之間鋪就了通天大道。令河流改向，令天氣變色，最終幫助王室贏得了對抗拿破侖的戰爭，頓時成為舉國稱頌的英雄。
然而史傳傑法力日進之下，野心也與日俱增，相較於淡泊名利鍾情山林的諾瑞爾。兩代魔法師之間的衝突日漸高升。此際，另外一位歷史傳奇人物隨之上場：烏鴉王，英國魔法史上高手中的高手。此高人多年未露面，史傳傑千方百計找上了他。
史傳傑對這位傳奇法師的要求越來越過分，全然不顧後果，最終威脅到他與諾瑞爾的關係和他所擁有的一切寶貴財富……
兩個魔法師為了英國魔法復興事業走到一起，替英國打敗拿破倫奠定勝局，最終由於理念的不同而分道揚鑣……..
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First published January 1, 2004
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About the author
Susanna Clarke
34 books12.3k 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
時隔多年後重讀，好像有比較看懂
諾瑞爾先生愛書愛到變成偏執狂
足以為眾書友的借鑑
下卷寫拿破倫戰爭後，英國兩位當代最強魔法師對決
進度有點趕，但邏輯還是挺不錯的
有把伏筆都收回來
兩位魔法師綁在一起之後反而又惺惺相惜起來
最後的開放式結局，讓人不禁猜想像會是個happy end吧
是說看著看著想到托爾金的論文"論仙境奇譚"
看完論文再看本書，應該更有感吧~
諾瑞爾先生愛書愛到變成偏執狂
足以為眾書友的借鑑
下卷寫拿破倫戰爭後，英國兩位當代最強魔法師對決
進度有點趕，但邏輯還是挺不錯的
有把伏筆都收回來
兩位魔法師綁在一起之後反而又惺惺相惜起來
最後的開放式結局，讓人不禁猜想像會是個happy end吧
是說看著看著想到托爾金的論文"論仙境奇譚"
看完論文再看本書，應該更有感吧~
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 Neil Gaiman's recommendation. I am a sucker for Gaiman and I'll read whatever he tells me to read (yes, even the Old Testament).
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 Neil Gaiman's recommendation. I am a sucker for Gaiman and I'll read whatever he tells me to read (yes, even the Old Testament).
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
後段劇情相對比較緊湊一點，看起來也比較有fu
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。
整體而言，這部作品相對還是「冗」的部分多過精彩的部分。不過聽說原文作品的其中一個賣點是其「相當類似於十九世紀的寫作風格與用語」，因此也許讀原文會比較精彩吧。之後國際書展如果有緣可以考慮考慮收一本原文，中文的話目前就先不考慮了
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。
整體而言，這部作品相對還是「冗」的部分多過精彩的部分。不過聽說原文作品的其中一個賣點是其「相當類似於十九世紀的寫作風格與用語」，因此也許讀原文會比較精彩吧。之後國際書展如果有緣可以考慮考慮收一本原文，中文的話目前就先不考慮了
September 25, 2024
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我本來指望看完下卷，會很欣慰自己有堅持到最後，前面的受罪是值得的，可惜沒有實現。以為厚厚的書就像高價股，算是一種品質保證，再差也不會差到哪裡去，但這次踢到鐵板了。
------書摘------
儘管史提芬的衣物和靴子比車夫的馬車和馬匹貴上兩倍，但車夫依然跟一般白人一樣，碰到黑人就感到某種優越感。〈47、「黑人老兄和一個藍皮膚的傢伙——肯定是個兆頭」〉
（芙蘿拉：）坦率與誠實，我覺得兩者都是友誼的基礎。〈51、葛瑞司迪一家〉
（溫古魯：）我是一本書，也只是一本書。書只負責刊載文字符號，我也達成了任務。至於書的內容為何，則是閱書人的責任。〈69、史傳傑學派與諾瑞爾學派〉
【台北市立圖書館】
我本來指望看完下卷，會很欣慰自己有堅持到最後，前面的受罪是值得的，可惜沒有實現。以為厚厚的書就像高價股，算是一種品質保證，再差也不會差到哪裡去，但這次踢到鐵板了。
------書摘------
儘管史提芬的衣物和靴子比車夫的馬車和馬匹貴上兩倍，但車夫依然跟一般白人一樣，碰到黑人就感到某種優越感。〈47、「黑人老兄和一個藍皮膚的傢伙——肯定是個兆頭」〉
（芙蘿拉：）坦率與誠實，我覺得兩者都是友誼的基礎。〈51、葛瑞司迪一家〉
（溫古魯：）我是一本書，也只是一本書。書只負責刊載文字符號，我也達成了任務。至於書的內容為何，則是閱書人的責任。〈69、史傳傑學派與諾瑞爾學派〉
【台北市立圖書館】
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