The Ladies of Grace Adieu transports readers once more to the beguiling world of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, where magic has returned England. Whimsical and macabre, these eight stories weave fact with fairytale in a collection described as Grimms' Fairy Tales rewritten by Jane Austen. Illustrated throughout by the legendary fantasy artist Charles Vess, this Folio Book is bound in sumptuous red cloth and blocked in gold with a design that features John Uskglass, the enigmatic Raven King. It is housed in a slipcase with a beautiful wraparound illustration of owls. Inside, Vess's original black-and-white chapter title illustrations are joined by eight newly commissioned colour plates – one for each story – along with new title-page and half-title artwork.