Book 1: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone
Author: Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Illustrators:
US Edition: Mary GrandPré
UK Children's: Thomas Taylor
Publishers:
US: Scholastic Inc. (Arthur Levine Imprint)
UK: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Worldwide Publishers
Dedication:
For Jessica, who loves stories,
For Anne, who loved them too;
And for Di, who heard this one first.
Chapters: Seventeen (17)
Word Count: 76,944 words
- For the US Edition
Hardcover Releases:
US Edition: September 1998
UK Children's: June 1997
Description: Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy — until he is rescued by a beetle-eyed giant of a man, enrolls at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. All because Harry Potter is a wizard! Follow the adventures of Harry Potter as he discovers the magical, the dangerous, the unpredictable world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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