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THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN

Following days of heated John-on-John competition, with 38 Johns battling it out for the top spot.

In a nail-biting finale, which saw the greatest number of votes of the entire competition, John Segundus and John Childermass were neck-and-neck (and, for a good proportion of the fandom, necking) for the first half, but as the final poll went on, one competitor pulled doggedly ahead...

I am honoured to announce that the winner of the official Great John-Off of English Magic, and indisputable Top John, is...........

JOHN CHILDERMASS!

It was a close-fought thing, but with 58% of the vote, Childermass has solidifed his position of Best John in the Clarkeverse, and undoubtedly up there among the Best Johns Of All Time.

THANK YOU ALL for taking part in this rather involved and drawn-out bit of silliness, i was delighted to see so many John Fans emerge from the sidelines to fight with passion for their faves.

Until next time, Dear Johns.

#Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell #jonathan strange & mr norrell #jsamn #js&mn #jsmn #The Great John-Off of English Magic #op

a-very-lost-lily

“The man of business gave a short laugh — laughter which was clearly directed at Mr Honeyfoot, yet Mr Norrell did not reprimand him either by look or word, and Mr Segundus wondered what sort of business it could be that Mr Norrell entrusted to this person. With his long hair as ragged as rain and as black as thunder, he would have looked quite at home upon a windswept moor, or lurking in some pitch-black alleyway, or perhaps in a novel by Mrs Radcliffe.” -Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke

As you can see I was not quite done, though this is more of a glorified sketch I’m happy with it.

I’ve been drawing horses so often I really did apply for a job at my local stables. Here’s to hoping. Also can you tell I love John Bauer.

Need I say more.

#WOAH!#childermass #art #and Brewer!!! loml

prymith

JONATHAN STRANGE & MR. NORRELL

"Two magicians shall appear in England. The name of one shall be Fearfulness. the name of the other, Arrogance..."

a-very-lost-lily

“Someone was standing in the middle of the room: a tall, handsome person with pale, perfect skin and an immense amount of hair, as pale and shining as thistle-down. His cold, blue eyes glittered and he had long dark eye-brows, which terminated in an upward flourish. He was dressed exactly like any other gentleman, except that his coat was of the brightest green imaginable — the colour of leaves in early summer.” - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke

I fear I’ve been entirely besotted by this book for years, and only now can I bring myself to make art for it.

Either way, here you are. A sketchbook page of mine, one of many I ought to share.

#the gentleman #art

a-very-lost-lily

He deserves to have this moment immortalized.

Rather, he deserves everything.

Anyway.. I’m known to be a babbler, so babble I will.

This scene really spoke to the child in me, the child I was and hope to save.

"Do the magic, Mr Segundus.”

And oh how I wished I could. Any child would pretend, I believed with my whole heart aching. I still do, when the mood strikes me. And often do such moods strike magicians.

As much as I may think myself to be a merely theoretical.. I can think of many ways to be practical. I may not weave my own iron cross and lift a fairy curse, but I can still make beautiful things happen and that is magic enough.

"So Mr Segundus did the magic."

Furthermore,

I wonder if you can tell who (one of) my most favorite character(s) is.

I may try to paint this sketch another day, but it gave me such trouble when I first attempted it. But I must do the magic!!

#gorgeous!#the two lady poles are brilliant #segundus #lady pole #art

nzbookwyrm

A new illustrated short story by Susanna Clarke will be published on 20 October 2026!

From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an enchanting and haunting illustrated short story full of medieval magic

1110 A.D. The fairy host sweeps across the North of England and the city of Durham is under siege. Wearily the Bishop of Durham, Ranulf Flambard, prepares to surrender – something which proves far more difficult than he could have imagined.

His quest will lead him through a landscape of unco-operative rivers and enchanted forests to a New Castle on the banks of the River Tyne – where, with any luck, he will be received by a court of deceptive, would-be fairy queens, shape-shifting stags and a beautiful teenage Raven King.

A long-lost chapter in the lore of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City is an enchanting and enchanted adventure into the magic of medieval England.

nzbookwyrm

A new illustrated short story by Susanna Clarke will be published on 20 October 2026!

From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an enchanting and haunting illustrated short story full of medieval magic

1110 A.D. The fairy host sweeps across the North of England and the city of Durham is under siege. Wearily the Bishop of Durham, Ranulf Flambard, prepares to surrender – something which proves far more difficult than he could have imagined.

His quest will lead him through a landscape of unco-operative rivers and enchanted forests to a New Castle on the banks of the River Tyne – where, with any luck, he will be received by a court of deceptive, would-be fairy queens, shape-shifting stags and a beautiful teenage Raven King.

A long-lost chapter in the lore of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City is an enchanting and enchanted adventure into the magic of medieval England.

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Bertie Carvel as Jonathan Strange Jonathan Strange and Mr.Norrell (2015) 1.07

#jsamn renaissance part 2 here we go

adritatu

Jean Christophe Béchet – The Mysteries of Venice

prymith

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

“..The argument he was conducting with his neighbor as to whether the English magician had gone mad because he was a magician, or because he was English.” — Susanna Clarke

goldeneyesblind

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Characters + Troubled Birds

lacnunga

Guy who forgor 🌊

#piranesi #art

thebeautifulsoup

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dunk | Duncan the Tall/Baelor “Breakspear” Targaryen, Lyonel Baratheon/Dunk | Duncan the Tall Characters: Dunk | Duncan the Tall (A Song of Ice and Fire), Lyonel Baratheon, Aegon V “Egg” Targaryen Additional Tags: Grief/Mourning, Post-Season/Series 01, Blow Jobs, Oral Sex, Frottage, First Time, Virgin Dunk | Duncan the Tall (A Song of Ice and Fire), Coming to Terms with Loss, and also just coming, kneeling as metaphor, Unrequited Love, Lyonel Baratheon is not a registered grief counsellor, my beta described this as “dunk learning to accept himself through blowjobs”

Summary:

On the bad days, when the road seems never-ending and the sky is determined to wipe them from the road, he remembers that glimmer of hope, hears Baelor’s unterrible voice say, “The realm needs good men,” with a smile in it, and Dunk’s heart leaps a little in the memory of it.

Baelor is dead, and Dunk cannot bear the whispers.

Half a year on from the tourney at Ashford, winter throws he and Lyonel together.

_________

Hey, so, I hauled myself out of my swamp and wrote a thing, as I seem to be doing about once a year or so at the moment. Bon appetit.

speakingskies

Okay so no i haven't written any jsamn fic for an aeon, but if you're interested you can check out my new A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms one instead

#not jsamn #my fic