The pools had been written onto the fields by the rain. The pools were a magic worked by the rain, just as the tumbling of the black birds against the grey was a spell that the sky was working and the...
In 1819 the proudest man in all of England was , without a doubt , the Duke of Wellington . This was not particularly surprising ; when a man has twice defeated the armies of the wicked French Emperor...
There are books about magic and there are books of magic, and the price of the latter is far above rubies.
I was always amazed at Cambridge how quickly people appeared to take offence at everything I said, but now I see plainly that it was not my words they hated - it was this fairy face. The dark alchemy...
But the other Ministers considered that to employ a magician was one thing, novelists were quite another and they would not stoop to it.
It might well appear to Sir Walter that there had been no quarrel. It was often the case that gentlemen did not observe the signs.
Whenever I wish to do something, I simply speak to the air – or to the stones – or to the sunlight – or the sea – or to whatever it is and politely request them to help me. And then, since my alliance...
I have been quite put out of temper this morning and someone ought to die for it.
For the rest of the night he sat by himself under the elm-tree. Until this moment it had never seemed to him that his magicianship set him apart from other men. But now he had glimpsed the wrong side...
Oh! And they read English novels! David! Did you ever look into an English novel? Well, do not trouble yourself. It is nothing but a lot of nonsense about girls with fanciful names getting married.
When you're writing, you're creating something out of nothing ... A successful piece of writing is like doing a successful piece of m
If magic does not have friends in Yorkshire where may we find them?
Captain Harcourt-Bruce was not only dashing, handsome, and brave, he was also rather romantic. The reappearance of magic in England thrilled him immensely. He was a great reader of the more exciting s...
The first dinner-party of a bride's career is a momentous occasion, entailing a world of small anxieties. The accomplishments which have won her acclaim in the three years since she left the schoolroo...
Mr Robinson was a polished sort of person. He was so clean and healthy and pleased about everything that he positively shone – which is only to be expected in a fairy or an angel, but is somewhat disc...
Most of us are naturally inclined to struggle against the restrictions our friends and family impose upon us, but if we are so unfortunate as to lose a loved one, what a difference then! Then the rest...
Like many spells with unusual names, the Unrobed Ladies was a great deal less exciting than it sounded.
I know magicians and I know magic and I say this: all magicians lie and this one more than most.
The moral, as Mr. Drawlight explained it, was that if Mr. Norrell hoped to win friends for the cause of modern magic, he must insert a great many more French windows into his house.
She so cheerfully resigned to his neglecting her that he could not help opening his mouth to protest