With Norrell destroying all copies of his history of English magic and suspected of killing Arabella Jonathan flees to Venice, meeting the spirited Flora Greysteel and her father. Here he creates a spell to drive himself mad and summon the Gentleman. Though he tells Jonathan he cannot revive Arabella he takes him to Fairyland where Jonathan meets Lady Pole, Stephen and Arabella - who does not recognize him. Drawlight, an Englishman who supported the revival of magic, is also in Venice and Jonathan gives him the means to save Lady Pole. Back in England Vinculus reveals to Stephen the book of the Raven King tattooed on his body before he is killed by the Gentleman and Norrell realizes that Jonathan is about to exact a dreadful revenge and use his powers to destroy the country.
—don @ minifie-1