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It has been some time since the Mansion has seen hide or hair of Mr. Jonathan Strange. It's hard to believe that a man could possibly remain so long (three months, indeed, is quite a long time!) in a library, but if any man might possibly be capable of such a feat, it would be Strange ( Read more... ) -
attn Arabella (morning has broken, like the first morning...)
The morning after his second meeting with the gentleman with thistle-down hair, as the sun rises, Jonathan will find its light penetrating and dispelling the cone of darkness. The first clock that he sees will read 6:15 precisely.Jonathan Strange stands at the window of the bedroom he shares (or, at least, shared last night, having actually left ( Read more... ) -
Summoning the gentleman with the thistle-down hair
A few days following his futile meeting with the gentleman with thistle-down hair, Jonathan Strange can be found in the library of the Mansion. He is alone, standing before the fireplace. There are several candles and lamps all around, attempting to provide some light ( Read more... ) -
The morning after (so to speak)
It is the next morning -- not that that means much, in this continuing darkness. Jonathan Strange, however, has gotten very good at estimating the time of day without the guidance of sunlight, or, indeed, any sort of light, and when he judges it to be roughly seven o'clock in the morning, he rises from his bed (upon which he has lain, all night, on ( Read more... ) -
Notes, 2 May 1820
From the notes of Mr Jonathan Strange, 2 May 1820 - or thereabouts.I have not neglected my studies since arriving in this place (the inhabitants call it simply The Mansion, as though it is beyond names or ad-dresses); the building, whose exact geography still seems uncertain and quite prone to unexpected alterations, houses the most magnificent ( Read more... ) -
A letter for Mrs Strange
Addressed to Mrs Arabella Strange, and spelled to slip under her door, whatever room she may be in at the time that the letter should happen to be dispatched.
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Notes, 20 April 1820 (or thereabouts)
From the notes of Mr Jonathan Strange, 20 April 1820 - possibly.Our latest spell (a combination of Belasis and Ormskirk, naturally modified considerably, and with a hefty dose of Sutton-Grove's Naming charms, despite my assertion that this addition would only null the useful effect from Ormskirk; but Norrell insisted) appears to have been ( Read more... )