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supernatural-vision

Mr Segundus experiences a vivid, almost delirious vision of two different women in the same spot, leading to his fainting.

1 chapter across 1 book

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (2004)Susanna Clarke

Chapter 66

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.