This is a collection of short stories by Susanne Clarke set in the same world she created her debut novel Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell. I loved that booked so I picked up this one. While not as good as the novel (most of the stories were written before the novel), there are several stories in here that I greatly enjoyed. The best three stories of the collection were "On Likerish Hill" (a nice twist on the Rumpelstiltskin)
"The Duke of Wellington Misplaces His Horse" (deals with the post-military career of the Duke) and "Mr. Simonelli or the Fairy Widower" (the diary of a rector and his proposal to five women).
This is also a good primer for Jonathan Strange also. At just over 200 pages, it's a little easier to take on than the 800 page novel. So if you like this collection I would highly recommend picking up Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell next.
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