It had me laughing it had me speculating it had me in its grip. "Tom Brightwind, or How the Fairy Bridge was Built at Thoresby" is the longest tale in this collection, coming in at 43 pages. This tale is told through journal entries, and I really liked it very much. There he finds five beautiful young women, a strange but likeable neighbor, a small salary, and some dangerous mystery. The tale is about the scholarly Mr Simonelli, who has just become the Rector of Allhope house. "Mr Simonelli or the Fairy Widower" was the second longest story in the book, but very intriguing. "The Duke of Wellington Misplaces His Horse" is a short tale, but still entertaining. I was quite captivated to discover the truth behind Mrs Mabb and see what would become of Venetia’s and Captain Fox’s love. This story kept me reading until the end. Whenever she does attempt to find the house, peculiar things always befall her. Venetia tries to locate Mabb's residence and win her betrothed back, but she always receives different directions to the house. Fox was bewitched by that wretched but beautiful Mrs Mabb. Venetia, a lonely girl who's one true love, Captain Fox, is heartbroken and angry. This was my least favorite story in the collection, probably because the dialect was rather difficult to read and get into. I had to read it a bit slower to fully understand what was going on, but in the end the tale was very much like a classic folk tale of fairy mischief. "On Lickerish Hill" is told in an amusing, but sometimes confusing, Suffolk dialect. This piece was filled with humorous jabs at the old culture, and it indeed was fun to see Strange again. They take a trip to Grace Adieu, where a few odd things happen. This story was short and featured a cameo by Jonathan Strange and his lovely wife, Arabella. No, it is unseemly for a lady to do magic. Its characters are, on the surface, three simple ladies of the times, that is to say that they're quiet, subservient, obedient, perfect in their manners, ignorant, and occasionally witty, but never clever. "The Ladies of Grace Adieu" is the title story from this collection. This anthology features fairy tales, but not in the traditional setting. She is a very clever writer, writing in the style of Charles Dickens and Jane Austen, and her words are always a delight to read. Clarke is the author of one of my favorite books, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (reviewed here). The Ladies of Grace Adieu is a collection of seven short stories, written by Susanna Clarke.
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