Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Author:
J.K. Rowling
Illustrator:
Thomas Henry Taylor
Publication:
1997 by Bloomsbury Publishing
Series:
Harry Potter
Series Number: 1
Pages:
223
Current state:
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Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy — until he is rescued by an owl, taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. The reason....Harry Potter is a wizard!
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Podcast
Episodes #232-235: Harry Potter Book 1 series
Released in 2024 by The Literary Life
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 6 hr. 57 min.
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In this four episode series, Angelina and Thomas discuss: some background on children’s publishing in the 1990s, why there are differences in the British and American editions, the controversy surrounding these books in Christian circles, the basis for this book in the classic literary tradition, the form and structure of stories, and the literary motifs & symbolism used by Rowling.
Episode 232: “Harry Potter” Book 1, Introduction and Ch. 1-2 (1 hr. 31 min.)
Episode 233: “Harry Potter” Book 1, Ch. 3-7 (1 hr. 35 min.)
Episode 234: “Harry Potter” Book 1, Ch. 8-12 (1 hr. 50 min.)
Episode 235: “Harry Potter” Book 1, Ch. 13-End (2 hrs. 1 min.)
Reviews
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
After being raised in the miserably unfair home of his Uncle Vernon Dursley, Harry practically begins life anew when he discovers that he is a wizard and is invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Reviewed by Carrie R. Wheadon
Parents need to know that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the first book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series about an orphan boy who begins his studies at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry....
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
In a rousing first novel, already an award-winner in England, Harry is just a baby when his magical parents are done in by Voldemort, a wizard so dastardly other wizards are scared to mention his name.
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