num_pages: 240
description: This short story is based upon an ancient fable about the Raven King. The theme of the fable and this story is a king being fooled by a common man.This common man, a charcoal burner, is unaware that the man hunting near his home is in fact the Raven King. He becomes outraged when his home, garden, and supper are ruined by the king’s hunting party. This creates indignation in the charcoal burner, where he then takes some extreme measures to get back at the Fairy King.
language: English
title: The Ladies of Grace Adieu and other stories
titlecomplete: The Ladies of Grace Adieu and other stories
characters: Gilbert Norrell, John Uskglass (The Raven King), Jonathan Strange
genres: Fiction, Historical, Magic, Short Stories, British Literature, Science Fiction Fantasy, Alternate History, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Fairy Tales
ratings_count: 20461
places: United Kingdom
series: Strange & Norrell
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Collection, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Collection, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Adult Literature
publisher: Bloomsbury