social-modesty

Mr Segundus, having moved to York to engage with the city's magicians, finds himself isolated after Mr Norrell deprives others of their magical profession. Struggling financially, he becomes a tutor of magic to children and young adults, eventually being sent to inspect the library of a remote house, Starecross Hall. There, he encounters eerie surroundings, strange rooms, and two ladies connected to the house, culminating in a fainting episode triggered by a supernatural vision.