Jonathan Strange
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Search complete. 9 mentions across 5 episodes found for "Jonathan Strange".
Oct 7, 2026
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Entry number 10.
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Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, narrated by Simon Prebble.
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This one is quite the undertaking.
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It is a thousand-page imitation of a Regency era history book about English magic returning during the Napoleonic Wars.
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He is a hoarder of magic, a paranoid, stingy little man.
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Prebble pushes his voice up into the nasal cavity, making Norrell sound tight, small, precise, and perpetually aggrieved.
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And then Jonathan Strange.
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Strange is the younger, naturally gifted magician.
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Which brings us to the final major theme of the deep dive.
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We are talking about the masterpiece of gaslamp fantasy, Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.
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This is a monumental work of fiction.
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It's massive.
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There is Mr. Norrell, who is incredibly cautious, reclusive, hoarding ancient books, and terrified of the chaos magic can cause.
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He's the stuffy academic.
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And then there is his pupil, Jonathan Strange, who is impulsive, romantic, and wants to take practical magic straight to the battlefields to fight the French.
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MarkHOST
What is it?
LisaHOST
Jonathan strange and Mr. Norrell.
MarkHOST
Right, right, right.
LisaHOST
Yeah.
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KerriHOST
it's a show a mini series called jonathan strange and mr norrell um it's set in england during the napoleonic wars at the beginning of the 19th century the series presents an alternative history where magic is widely acknowledged but rarely practiced Two men of destiny, the gifted recluse Mr. Norrell and the darling, daring spellcasting novice Jonathan Strange, use their magic power to help England.
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So begins a dangerous battle between two great minds.
RachelHOST
Ooh, is this like a Sherlock Holmes situation?
KerriHOST
Well, I guess that's it for this month.
KerriHOST
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KerriHOST
And we'll be back next month with Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.
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Bye.
Chrissie WhitleyGUEST
All right, I'm gonna shift dramatically.
Chrissie WhitleyGUEST
I've got Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke.
Sarah DickinsonHOST
Oh, yeah.
Chrissie WhitleyGUEST
Yeah, this is literary fantasy.
Chrissie WhitleyGUEST
It came out in 2004.
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It's 782 pages.
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It's set in Regency England during the Napoleonic Wars, where practical magic has essentially disappeared until two very different magicians, Jonathan Strange and the reclusive Mr. Norrell, bring it roaring back.
Chrissie WhitleyGUEST
I love the very British-y voice, the dry humor.