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Read moreBBC Mini-Series Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Premiers in America on 6/13
From the BBC's publicity pages: Carvel as Jonathan the young upstart, and Marsan as Mr. Norrell.
The BBC mini-series based on Susanna Clarke's first novel, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, premiers on 6-13 in America. The alternate history fantasy tells of two rival magicians in Napoleonic England.
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