The harry potter books make up the popular series written by j. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone or philosophers was june 30, 1997 uk, september 1, 1998 us. A handy guide to reading the harry potter books for the. Daniel radcliffe will be the first of many exciting contributors to help us read through the first harry potter book, as he introduces the dursleys, who dont like anything. Rowling wrote a synopsis of the first harry potter book to send to publishers, and it was flatly rejected. But chin up, youve actually started reading the stories at an exciting time. Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy grail for potter collectorsonly 500 were published and 300 went to libraries.
In the 1st book, we are introduced to all the characters, and in the second the characters are developed. Jul 8, 1999 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban published. Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of harry potter and the sorcerers stone u. Harry potter is influencing new witch tv shows like. The book is an instant success, selling well and winning several awards. Why did the first harry potter book get a title change in. The first harry potter book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, debuted in great britain in 1997 and was released in the united states the following year under the name harry potter and. Published in 1998, the us version of the philosophers stone was retitled. The first harry potter book was published as harry potter and the philosophers stone, so why was the title changed for readers in the united states. First harry potter book to be read in its entirety purewow. But the real reason that harry potter and the philosophers stone, published 20 years ago monday, took on more of a mickey mouse vibe across the pond had everything to do with marketing. Rowling s harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, and first editions of her books have very quickly become collectable. Sonys ende 2011 erschienener ebookreader wurde in einer limited.
Rowlings first novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone, debuted in britain in 1997 it was retitled harry potter and the sorcerers stone when it was released in america the next year and went on to become an international bestseller. Why does the first harry potter book have a different title in the us. The book was first published in the united kingdom on 26 june 1997 by bloomsbury. By far the most valuable book in the series is the first, harry potter and the philosophers stone, published on 30 june 1997 by bloomsbury in london. The second book, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, was originally published in the uk on 2 july 1998 and in the us. It won most of the british book awards that were judged by children and other awards in the us. Harry potters us publication made it a bonafide phenomenon. The second book, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, is published in the united kingdom, with a first print run of over 10,000 copies. Rowlings immensely popular book that started it all harry potter and the sorcerers stone will be read by a lineup of celebrities chapterbychapter, in a series of free videos and. Raincoast bloomsbury, 2000, 1st canadian softcover edition, later printing 8th. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is the only instance in which the us, uk childrens edition, and first edition uk adult covers all contain the same imagery. The first harry potter audiobook is now available for free. The first harry potter book was published as harry potter and the philosophers stone, so why was the title changed for readers in the united. Learn about the artwork on uk harry potter first edition covers.
Since harry potter book 1 first publication, harry potter and the philosophers stone, on 26 june 1997, the novels have discovered tremendous popularity, critical acclaim, and business success worldwide. The books concern a wizard called harry potter and his journey through hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. If you guessed a firstedition harry potter and the philosophers stone that was published by bloomsbury on june 30, 1997, then you are correct. The chronological order of the harry potter books is the same as the publication order. Children and adults alike were captivated by harry. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets was july 2, 1998 uk, june 2, 1999 us. Rowlings wizarding world announced the big news in a video on twitter, which featured seven of the contributing readers, including radcliffe, stephen fry, david.
The release of harry potter and the philosophers stone published as harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the united states, is part of an initiative launched by j. The first novel in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone renamed harry potter and the sorcerers stone in 1998, when scholastic published. First harry potter book to be read in its entirety by. The first, harry potter and the philosophers stone harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the us, was published by bloomsbury on 26 june 1997 and the second, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, was published. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is the third book in the harry potter series. Scholastic publishes the first book, renamed harry potter and the sorcerers stone, in the united states. The beloved first book of the harry potter series, now fully illustrated by awardwinning artist jim kay.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone came out on 26 june 1997 in uk and on 1 september 1998 in us. It dates back to when the rights were sold for the first book. Daniel radcliffe surprised harry potter fans with an epic reading of the first chapter of the first book of j. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban wikipedia. The first book in the seriesharry potter and the philosophers stoneis. Harry potter books and movie release dates timeline. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban by rowling, first.
Harry potter has had his story translated into more than 60 languages, and is the best selling book series of all time. Picture of the first edition page for harry potter and the sorcerers stone u. Editions of harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j. Each new book, when it was released, toppled sales records on the first day of sales the later books selling 59 million copies in one day. Jk rowling says she received loads of rejections before. The collectible harry potter over 300 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold world wide. To preorder in the us, visit the scholastic website, or the uk, either minalima or the bloomsbury website. When we first finished the harry potter books, to say we were sad is an understatement. Take a look inside the new illustrated edition of harry. If we consider the year of first book publication of us1998, it is known that the battle of hogwarts took pla. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first harry potter book was published was simply joanne rowling. Jul 2, 1998 harry potter and the chamber of secrets published. The new edition of harry potter and the sorcerers stone or philosophers stone in the uk is coming 20 october 2020, published by scholastic and bloomsbury respectively.
Each cover has an image from a scene in the book on the front of it. Obviously, the us version is the most cartoonish, but it parallels the uk childrens version most closely because both covers display harry and hermione riding buckbeak. Rowling book that started it all, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, will be read virtually by a lineup of celebrities, including daniel radcliffe aka harry potter himself. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone when it was released in america the next. Only 500 were published, and 300 went to libraries, so if. This book is the second book in the harry potter series, and in it harry and his friends meet tom riddle for the first time, and battle a serpent. Rowlings attempts to find a publisher for the harry potter books is an ofttold and inspiring story of eventual triumph over rejection for anyone feeling disheartened or hopeless. Today, 20 years after the beloved series was finally published, the world can read the summary so many passed up. Why does the first harry potter book have a different. Harry potter is a series of fantasy books composed by british writer jk rowling. Why philosopher became sorcerer in the american harry. Harry potter or, better yet, harry james potter, is the featured protagonist in the harry potter novel series authored by j. Why did the first harry potter book get a title change in the u.
On this day in 2007, the seventh and final harry potter novel, harry potter and the deathly hallows, is released, with an initial print run of 12 million copies in the united states alone. Rowling released the book harry potter and the sorcerers. Now, theres a new story, harry potter and the cursed child, that looks at the adventures of the wizarding world 19 years later. Say youve spent the first 10 years of your life sleeping under the stairs of a family who loathes you. Meanwhile, in the united states, the harry potter first editions were published by scholastic press. Not without his share of controversy, harry potter is more often lauded for encouraging children to read more often, especially at the dawn of the internet age, and with telling such an accessible and entertaining story filled. The stories tell of him overcoming dangerous obstacles to defeat the dark wizard lord voldemort who killed his parents when harry was 15 months old. It was published in the united states the following year by scholastic corporation under the title harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Why harry potters first book has a different title in the us. Daniel radcliffe surprised harry potter fans with epic. The third book is published in the united states, again ahead of.
Rowlings first novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone, debuted in. The first book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was published in 1997 by. Except the book happened to be a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone titled harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the us, one of only 500 to ever exist and. If you like harry potter books, youll love chronicles of narnia. This book was about the students first year at howgarts, and it was j. Jk rowling has offered hope to aspiring authors everywhere, after revealing that the first literary agent she sent the manuscript of harry potter to responded with just a slip of paper rejecting it. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, book 3 of the series by j k rowling rowling, j k joanne aka robert galbraith kennilworthy whisp newt scamander published by vancouver, bc. When the first book was adapted into a film in 2001, warner bros. The harry potter uk first editions have a basic and streamlined picture on the cover and one main color. One of the ongoing anomalies of the harry potter series is the differing title of the first adventure. Series overview collectively, the seven harry potter books have sold. Then, in an absurd, magical twist of fate you find yourself. The first harry potter book wasnt perfect, but it was magic. Even more nowadays harry potter pdf book series also get.
Rowling went on to write six harry potter sequels that became the basis of a film franchise consisting of eight movies, all of. By the third book, we are all used to the characters, so theyre personalities really flourish, creating a great story. Buy a cheap copy of harry potter and the philosophers. Rowlings beloved harry potter books will be presented in.