Editions include harry potter and the philosophers stone illustrated edition and the new harry potter book. First we have the classic original covers, the ones that graced the books when most of us first read them which i still love and think are some of the best harry potter book covers. Harry potter books now have dyslexiafriendly versions. May 08, 2012 with the launch of the store at, its now possible to get digital versions of all seven harry potter novels i own all of the audiobooks twice over, and several of the printed books, but the ebooks represent something new. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version. Jul 12, 2014 the films versions of draco, crabbe, and goyle operate on a much smaller scale than the book versions when it comes to tormenting harry. Differences between british and us versions of ps the harry.
Aside from the cover art, and contrary to popular belief, there are no adult versions of the harry potter books no rrated scenes, that is, somehow kept from children. The only difference between the two editions are the covers of the books. Differences between british and us versions of ps the. We didnt need the americanized versions of the harry potter.
In an effort to make the magic of the wizarding world accessible to everyone, bloomsbury publishing just debuted a collection of dyslexiafriendly harry potter companion books. The battle of the harry potter audiobooks narrators. The cover art created by either bloomsbury or scholastic are reused on many, but not all, international editions of the books. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j.
My favorites are the illustrated copies by jim kay. Thanks for liking and subscribing do you enjoy the book or movie versions better. How different is the uk version of harry potter from the. Are there different versions of the harry potter books. Six years of magic, adventure, and mystery make this luxurious boxed set the perfect gift for harry potter fans of all ages.
Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in. As several others have mentioned harry potter is designed for children with the first 3 books being good for kids as young as 7, then gradually aging up as harry gets older. The fifth book is even longer than goblet, so we expect the harry potter and the order of the phoenix illustrated edition release date will be no earlier than fall 2021. Aug 25, 2001 the page numbers listed are from the first edition hard cover versions of the first book. For example, the uk version uses the term skip while the us edition uses the term dumpster. Harry potter and the philosophers stone first hit shelves in the united kingdom on june 26, 1997, arriving stateside as harry potter and the sorcerers stone on sept. We didnt need the americanized versions of the harry. List of differences between the harry potter books and films. The harry potter franchise just introduced a new iteration of books that will make even voldemort smile.
Harry potter is a britishamerican film series based on the eponymous novels by author j. Paperback first editions of the philosophers stone are also quite scarce and attract fourfigure pricetags sometimes five figures if in excellent condition. Movie starting with harry potter and the sorcerers stone, we start out with harry potter growing up and learning he is actually a wizard. The texts of these volumes are special in that theyre rowlings original versions, not having been changed for american readers. What is the difference between the harry potter adult edition. The adult edition usually depicts an object or place that plays a key part in the plot while the childrens one features a. They claimed that the american and british uses of the word philosopher were a bit different, so therefore sorcerer was a more appropriate word. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 1997 book two.
It was published in the united states as harry potter and the sorcerers stone by scholastic corporation in 1998. Jul 05, 2010 i have all the american versions of the harry potter books and i just finished reading the british version of the seventh book. A great way to enjoy extra awesomeness in all seven books of. Illustrated edition harry potter illustrated edtn by j. Apr, 2020 we didnt need the americanized versions of the harry potter books by fiona mctaggart published february 28, 2020 updated april, 2020 if youre the kind of person like me who reads harry potter over and over, theres a good chance that youve come across both the british and american versions of the books or audiobooks. At first glance i thought the beast on the cover of the chinese version was the gryffindor lion, but. One hogwarts textbook, in particular, has a different name between the uk and the us version of the book.
For many book fans, though, you arent a true harry potter fan until youve read rowlings books. I have all the american versions of the harry potter books and i just finished reading the british version of the seventh book. Is there a version of the harry potter series for younger. What is the difference between the harry potter adult. The following are the release dates of the original uk versions of the books. Your old harry potter books could be worth a fortune. Harry potter harry potter and the philosophers stone. Bloomsbury is the british publication that has created both adult and childrens covers. Harry potter and the philosophers stone book cover. If youre the kind of person like me who reads harry potter over and over, theres a good chance that youve come across both the british and american versions of the books or.
Audible has put the stephen fry version of harry potter and the philosophers stone up online, for free, until further notice. Apr 01, 2020 it got a bit easier today, albeit for just the first book. The text of the harry potter novels stayed almost the same over the ten years it took rowling to write the saga. Browse and buy harry potter illustrated editions and see beautiful harry potter illustrations from the hand of illustrator, jim kay.
Since 2002, the itchy coo imprint has been wowing young readers and challenging old attitudes with bold new translations of books by roald dahl, julia. There are a few copies with a slightly different cover that can be worth up to a. The philosophers stone looks a bit wonky with harry dangling randomly in midair, but they got their stuff sorted by the deathly hallows, which looks pretty badass if you ask me. Mar 11, 2020 i reacted to book vs movie depictions of harry potter characters. Hardcover published in 2003, kindle edition published in 2015, kindle edition published in 2015. Audible has the first harry potter audiobook as read by. Most of these differences were made by the us editors to clarify the text for american readers. The films versions of draco, crabbe, and goyle operate on a much smaller scale than the book versions when it comes to tormenting harry. The collectible harry potter over 300 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold world wide.
Well, this section on mugglenet will explain all the intricacies associated with the rare harry potter books, from the first editions to the misprints and covers associated with each. When scholastic was publishing harry potter and the philosophers stone in america, they decided to rename the book harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Book 1 us harry potter and the sorcerers stone published in 1998, the us version of the philosophers stone was retitled. In the film, the trio pretend to be dementors by making. The reason they created adult versions of harry potter was because when adults wanted to read harry potter books. The first harry potter book was released on june 30th, 1997, and since then has become one of the most read and sought after books worldwide. The uk versions have single dialogue quotation marks, like so. May 21, 2019 a full collection of signed harry potter first editions will set you back more than.
When it comes to harry potter audiobooks, the most epic rivalry is stephen fry vs. A concerned christian mom has rewritten the harry potter books to remove references to witchcraft. How to purchase the british harry potter audiobooks. In an effort to make the magic of the wizarding world accessible to everyone. The us versions use double quotation marks, like so. When i was in france there was an adult version and a childrens.
After receiving numerous requests, weve imported the british edition of the complete harry potter series by j. Towards the end of the novel, harry is studying for his. The reason they created adult versions of harry potter was because when adults. There are different editions of harry potter, such as adult and children, but the books are exactly the same with just different front covers. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870. Each new book, when it was released, toppled sales records on the first day of sales.
How the harry potter characters looked in the books vs. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, first published in 1997. Everything is the same in all the versions, but in the us edition some spellings have been changed for the american audience and i think some grammar has been edited slightly for the same reason. Jun 26, 1997 harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. How different is the uk version of harry potter from the us.
Harry potter and the goblet of fire was published on 8 july 2000 at the same time by bloomsbury and scholastic. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, first published in 1997 by bloomsbury. Difference between harry potter series for kids and adults. Some of the potter words have different capitalizations dementor versus dementor. Edition harry potter custom book set juniper books. Getting the british harry potter ebooks and audiobooks. Editions of harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j. The texts of these volumes are special in that theyre rowlings. A number of differences exist between the bloomsbury and the scholastic editions of the harry potter books. Gryffindor, slytherin, hufflepuff, ravenclaw twenty years ago these magical words and many more flowed from a young writers pen, an orphan called harry potter was.
Your old harry potter books could be worth a fortune heres. When i was in france there was an adult version and a childrens french version. Follow harry from his first days at hogwarts school for witchcraft and wizardry, through his many adventures with hermione and ron, to his confrontations with rival draco malfoy and the dreaded professor snape. Harry potter and the philosophers stone deluxe edition. May 08, 2020 the fifth book is even longer than goblet, so we expect the harry potter and the order of the phoenix illustrated edition release date will be no earlier than fall 2021. The evangelical version of harry potter spilled onto the social web. Rowlings debut novel harry potter and the philosophers stone has already been translated into a staggering 79 languagesitchy coos scots translation will be language number 80. While, were on a role, here are twentyone more harry potter covers from here and around the world. Jim dale both have narrated all seven harry potter books, like harry potter and the goblet of fire and order of the phoenix, both are beloved british actors, and both have been trolled by angry youtube commenters. Differences and changes in the text the harry potter lexicon. They admirably get at the heart of the story contained in the books and manage to create pretty vivid depictions of all of the storys most central characters. Thomas, dean, a black boy even taller than ron, joined harry at the gryffindor table.
Sonys ende 2011 erschienener ebookreader wurde in einer limited edition mit einem. It got a bit easier today, albeit for just the first book. Stephen fry narrates the harry potter audiobooks sold in the uk, and jim dale narrates the version sold in the usa, and the internets are extremely divided over who does it better. Oct 03, 2018 by the time the fourth book in the series was released harry potter mania had well and truly taken hold and copies were printed by the millions. Check out decades of covers for editions of the harry potter books. Jul 18, 2019 in harry potter and the philosophers stone, the letters are simply changed to an italic font with no other special fonts used to represent each character. Its not available just yet, but bloomsbury is also publishing an illustrated edition. Since the publication of harry potter and the philosophers stone in 1997, many publishers have created new editions of each book with new cover art provided by various illustrators. Harry potter and the philosophers stane scots language. Harry potter and the philosophers stone, bloomsbury uk childrens. The illustrated edition of harry potter and the sorcerers stone was just released by amazon as. What is the difference between the harry potter adult edition and the. First we have the classic original covers, the ones that.
I reacted to book vs movie depictions of harry potter characters. Thanks bloomsbury, for a gorgeous set of harry potter booksthese are fun to look at and to hold, and they will certainly look colorful on the book shelf. Harry potter and the halfblood prince was published on 16 july 2005. Aug, 2014 original harry potter book covers while, were on a role, here are twentyone more harry potter covers from here and around the world. By the time the fourth book in the series was released harry potter mania had well and truly taken hold and copies were printed by the millions. With the launch of the store at, its now possible to get digital versions of all seven harry potter novels i own all of the audiobooks twice over, and several of the printed books. Seeing hagrid give this enlightening news to harry brings delight to the common viewer, who has seen harry bullied by. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix illustrated. Oct 07, 2015 the evangelical version of harry potter spilled onto the social web. Mar 07, 2019 the harry potter franchise just introduced a new iteration of books that will make even voldemort smile. Browse and buy harry potter and the philosophers stone hogwarts house editions at harrypotter from gryffindor and hufflepuff. If you are looking for similar seties for the the under there is the classic chronicles of narnia, or brandon sanderson has the alcatraz series. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003. In this video i finally show my hp collection and the editions i want to buy.
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