Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997, Bloomsbury Publishing)

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Published June 26, 1997 by Bloomsbury Publishing.

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. The first novel in the Harry Potter series and Rowling's 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. Harry makes close friends and a few enemies during his first year at the school, and with the help of his friends, he faces an attempted comeback by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents, but failed to kill Harry when he was just 15 months old. The book was first published in the United Kingdom on 26 June 1997 by Bloomsbury. It was published in the United States the following year by Scholastic Corporation under the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It won most of the …

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Subjects

  • fictional magician
  • magic in Harry Potter
  • Harry Potter universe

Places

  • London in fiction
  • Privet Drive
  • Hogwarts grounds
  • Diagon Alley
  • Scotland