- series:Harry_Potter, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires
Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'. HARRY POTTER has never even heard of Hogwarts when the LETTERS start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in GREEN INK on yellowish parchment with a PURPLE SEAL, they are swiftly confiscated by his GRISLY aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called RUBEUS HAGRID bursts in with some ASTONISHING news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
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Classical in form, earnest, contemporary and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- J. K. Rowling
- First published
- 1997
- Pages
- 302
- Publisher
- Valley View, Pottermore, Standaard, А-ба-ба-га-ла-ма-га
- Editions
- 400
- Language
- mar, afr, Spanish, kal
- ISBN
- 9780606170970
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“Bhi conai ar mhuintir Dursley in uimhir a ceathair privet Drive, agus e le maiomh acu go raibh siad an-normalta go deo, agus iad brea sasta de.”
Joanne "Jo" Murray, OBE (née Rowling), better known under the pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author best known as the creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series, the idea for which was conceived whilst on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, sold more than 400 million copies, and been the basis for a popular series of films.
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