The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke

The title story is a tale from the world of Jonathan Strange, as Strange himself is a character. It’s a highly entertaining group of stories for fans of fairy tales and fantasy. If you did not love her novel or have not yet read it, stay away.By the author of “Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell” and “Piranesi”, these eight short stories are a combination of stories set in the world of “Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell” as well as some fairy tales that readers will find familiar, though reworked in the author’s own style. Norrell these short stories are set in the same universe and you will love them as well. Norell so if you liked those (as I did), then you should like this too. ' Reads like the page-long footnotes in Jonathan Strange and Mr. It is the reward for laboring through the first book.

' Charming! I liked the characters much better than in the first book and enjoyed the format - a series of well crafted tales. ' Liked Jonathan Strange and My Norrell better.But I enjoyed it. The tales themselves are very fresh and lively. ' A short, enjoyable collection of fairy tales (in some cases literally about fairies), writing in an early 19th century style. ' Delightful collection of magical short stories. I would give it 3 and a half stars if that were an option. I didn't think the story about Wellington and his horse was weak, only short - then again I like the Duke so I may bebiased.

' Nice stories and as I read them while proctoring my midterms having several small independent stories in nice little hour segments was very convenient. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.Each story has one thing in common, and that's magic. Norrell, and I suspect people who are new to her works. 'This book was a great collection of short stories that can be enjoyed by fans of Jonathan Strange and Mr. With appearances from beloved characters from her novel, including Jonathan Strange and Childermass, and an entirely new spin on certain historical figures, including Mary, Queen of Scots, this is a must-have for fans of Susanna Clarke and an enticing introduction to her work for new listeners. With Clarke's characteristic historical detail and diction, these dark, enchanting tales unfold in a slightly distorted version of our own world, where people are bedeviled by mischievous interventions from the fairies. Following the enormous success of 2004 bestseller and critics' favorite Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke delivers a delicious collection of ten stories set in the same fairy-crossed world of 19th-century England.

The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke