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The activities of the two magicians, and the revival of interest in magic spurred by them, causes one fairy, the gentleman with thistle-down hair, to take a renewed interest in England. In particular, he becomes convinced that Jonathan Strange is his worst enemy ...
 
In 2015, the [[BBC]] began broadcasting a [[Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (series)|television series]] based on the book. Unlike many such adaptations, author Clarke played a role in writing the scripts.
 
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* [[All Myths Are True]]: An interesting variation - only some myths are true, Merlin was explicitly stated to be true while magic mirrors are false (any mirror will do). The characters themselves aren't sure what myths are true.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Strange ''[[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|(type III/IV)]]'', Norrell ''[[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|(type I)]]'', '''and''' Childermass ''[[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|(type II/III)]]'' qualify, in slightly different ways.