Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – 25th Anniversary Edition: J.K. Rowling -25th Ann. Ed.- (Harry Potter, 1)

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The Silkworm followed in 2014, Career of Evil in 2015, Lethal White in 2018, Troubled Blood in 2020 and The Ink Black Heart in 2022. Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. K. Rowling's own archive and discover Thomas Taylor's charming account of how a young artist came to illustrate Harry Potter for the very first time. Since then, Harry Potter and his epic adventures have become a cultural phenomenon, bewitching millions of readers all across the globe. Under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, she is the author of the highly acclaimed ‘Strike’ crime series, featuring private detective Cormoran Strike and his partner Robin Ellacott.

These editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able jackets by award-winning illustrator Jonny Duddle, and are the perfect starting point for anyone who's ready to lose themselves in the biggest children's books of all time. In celebration of 25 years of Harry Potter magic, Bloomsbury is proud to be releasing a special commemorative edition featuring the much loved original cover design, with artwork by Thomas Taylor. The original text itself is the same – although much like a repairing charm, Bloomsbury editors have long since waved a wand over the pages of that very first print run. Rowling’s fairy tale for younger children, The Ickabog, was serialised for free online for children during the Covid-19 pandemic in the summer of 2020 and is now published as a book illustrated by children, with her royalties going to her charitable trust, Volant, to benefit charities helping alleviate social deprivation and assist vulnerable groups, particularly women and children.Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter book series, as well as several stand-alone novels for adults and children, and a bestselling crime fiction series written under the pen name Robert Galbraith.

This irresistible anniversary edition – available for one year only – will bring back treasured memories for the fans who remember the excitement when Harry’s journey first began, as well as introduce a new generation to the unforgettable story of the Boy Who Lived. K. Rowling collaborated with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany to continue Harry’s story in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which opened in London, and is now thrilling audiences on four continents. The front cover illustration by Thomas Taylor remains the same, however, eagle-eyed fans may spot some differences between this cover and the original, including the text on the back cover and dust jacket flaps.Rowling’s 2008 Harvard Commencement speech was published in 2015 as an illustrated book, Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination, sold in aid of Lumos and university-wide financial aid at Harvard.

This irresistible anniversary edition will bring back treasured memories for the fans who remember the excitement when Harry's journey first began, as well as introduce a new generation to the unforgettable story of the Boy Who Lived. Due to popular demand, we are releasing this edition on 9th June 2022 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. We are not releasing details of the first print run, however, it will not be as limited as the initial 500-copy printing in 1997!

Harry Potter lives in the cupboard under the stairs at his uncle and aunt's house at number four, Privet Drive – until the day when a mysterious letter arrives from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and a giant on a flying motorcycle arrives to change his life with four simple words: 'Harry – yer a wizard. In addition to a bright dust jacket emblazoned with a removable silver sticker, readers will discover a wealth of celebratory bonus content inside. She is also the founder and president of Lumos, an international children’s charity fighting for every child’s right to a family by transforming care systems around the world. K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany, and which is now playing in multiple locations around the world.

Since its first publication, Harry Potter and his epic adventures have become a cultural phenomenon, bewitching millions of readers all across the globe. K. Rowling has received many other awards and honours, including France’s Legion d’Honneur, Spain’s Prince of Asturias Award and Denmark’s Hans Christian Andersen Award. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them went on to inspire a new series of films featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander. Her latest children’s novel The Christmas Pig, published in 2021, is a standalone adventure story about a boy’s love for his most treasured thing and how far he will go to find it.In 2014 the inside text was fully updated and re-designed to make it a more reader-friendly experience, and it is this setting that is featured in this reissue of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.