The Magical Worlds of Susanna Clarke

The English writer’s fantasy settings make our own world feel just a little more enchanted. Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. Waves lap the statue-filled halls of another world that is just a house—but what a house! A labyrinth more than a home, its endless halls unfurl within the house walls, each grand hall succeeding the next—east, west, north, south—extending on and on forever. Another level of the house, “the drowned halls,” lies beneath the main floor, accessible at spots to a brave explorer. Nadya Williams is a senior fellow in the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University, where she also serves as the interim director of the MFA program. She is books editor at Mere Orthodoxy, where she hosts the Christians Reading Classics podcast. Her latest book is Christians Reading Classics. More on Literature