The book series has been translated into 67 languages. What if the characters of harry potter looked like they did in the books. Rowling brought us the world of harry potter and endowed it with an impressive number of. The second book, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, was originally published in the uk on 2 july 1998 and in the us on 2 june 1999. The first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, it follows harry potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. While rowling wont be giving readers a ninth harry potter book or more cursed child plays or movies, fans still have plenty of fantastic beasts content to look forward to. Opinion harry potter helped me come out as trans, but. The film is the first instalment of the harry potter film series and was written by steve kloves and produced by david heyman. The new book from the potterverse will be released on july 31, aka the same birthday as harry potter and of. This book was about the students first year at howgarts, and it was j.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone came out on 26 june 1997 in uk and on 1 september 1998 in us. I remember pointedly ignoring it like i did all the other harry potter books and movies that came out. All the records harry potter has broken since the first. The first harry potter book came out 20 years ago here are 28 incredible things you never knew about how the harry potter movies were made alyson shontell 20170627t17. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban was published a year later in the uk on 8 july 1999 and in the us on 8 september 1999. Harry potter and the philosophers stone film wikipedia. Rowling became the first billionaire author in the wake of harry potter s success. I was on a onewoman crusade to boycott them because i. Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books. Harry potter and the deathly hallows, part two, the movie, had the highest opening in american box office history, beating out the dark.
What was everyone celebrating in the first harry potter book. 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 the sorcerers stone. Rowling, the sorcerers stone, which was released in 1997. As i grew up and the series continued, i learned about the importance. The first book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was published in 1997 by bloomsbury in london. Rowlings first novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone, debuted in britain in 1997 it was retitled harry potter and the sorcerer s stone when it. Harry potter books and movie release dates timeline. The series was published in order, the first book was released first and the seventh last. Harry potter and the philosophers stone harry potter and the chamber of secrets harry. As the first book in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone has a special place in the affections of the millions of readers across the world and the proof reading error about the. Jul 2, 1998 harry potter and the chamber of secrets published. The last book, harry potter and the deathly hallows, sold more than 12 million copies in the u. Find out which harry potter house you truly belong in, with a quiz that combines sorting hat magic with questions from social scientists. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j.
Twilight was released eight years later, in late 2005. The cast and crew have taken a break from filming rowlings last potter book to be spread out in two films to publicize the. The stories, which are available wednesday for preorder, come after rowling said the eighth installment in the beloved book series, harry potter and. The first harry potter movie came out in 2001 and was based on the first harry potter book by j. Because bloomsbury is afraid that young boys wont want to read a book by a woman, they suggest she use her initials. E ver since harry potter first donned the sorting hat. The first book of the series came out in the summer of 1997 in the us, 1998. When does harry potter and the cursed child comes out. The first book in the seriesharry potter and the philosophers stoneis published in the united kingdom. If we consider the year of first book publication of us 1998, it is known that the battle of hogwarts took place in 1998.
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