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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1

By: J.K. Rowling
Narrated by: Jim Dale
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Jim Dale's Grammy Award-winning performance of J.K. Rowling's iconic stories is a listening adventure for the whole family.

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'.

Close your eyes and enter the magical world of Harry Potter. In these editions, Jim Dale's characterful narration is so entertaining, fun, and theatrical you can almost hear the crackle of the fire in the Gryffindor common room.

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!

Having become classics of our time, the Harry Potter stories never fail to bring comfort and escapism. With their message of hope, belonging and the enduring power of truth and love, the story of the Boy Who Lived continues to delight generations of new listeners.

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"Mr. H. Potter The Cupboard under the Stairs"
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  • "Mr. H. Potter The Cupboard under the Stairs"
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
  • "Harry—yer a wizard!"
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
  • "The wand chooses the wizard."
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
  • "Try me on and I will tell you where you ought to be!"
J.K. Rowling - Author

About the Author

J.K. Rowling is the author of the record-breaking, multi-award-winning Harry Potter novels. Loved by fans around the world, the series has sold more than 500 million copies, been translated into 80 languages and made into eight blockbuster films.

She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos), and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (in aid of Lumos).

In 2012, J.K. Rowling's digital company and digital publisher Pottermore was launched, a place where fans can enjoy the latest news from across the wizarding world, features and original writing by J.K. Rowling.

Her first novel for adult readers, The Casual Vacancy, was published in September 2012 and adapted for TV by the BBC in 2015. J.K. Rowling also writes crime novels under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, featuring private detective Cormoran Strike. The first four novels The Cuckoo's Calling (2013), The Silkworm (2014), Career of Evil (2015) and Lethal White (2018) all topped the national and international bestseller lists. The first three have been adapted for television, produced by Brontë Film and Television.

J.K. 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, and sold in aid of Lumos and university-wide financial aid at Harvard.

In 2016, J.K. Rowling collaborated with writer Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany on the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two, which is now running at The Palace Theatre in London's West End and at The Lyric Theatre on Broadway.

Also in 2016, J.K. Rowling made her screenwriting debut with the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. A prequel to the Harry Potter series, this new adventure of Magizoologist Newt Scamander marked the start of a five-film series to be written by the author. The second film in the series, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was released in November 2018.

The script book of the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two was published in 2016. The original screenplays of the Fantastic Beasts films are published too: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018).

As well as receiving an OBE and Companion of Honour for services to children's literature, J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honours, including France's Légion d'Honneur and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

www.jkrowling.com

Image: Photography Debra Hurford Brown © J.K. Rowling 2018
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Jim Dale - Performer

About the Performer

Few performers have had as diverse and fascinating a career as Jim Dale. Born in the small market town of Rothwell, Northamptonshire, Dale trained as a ballet dancer for six years but it was a series of stand-up performances in 1951 that put him on the map as one of Britain’s young comedians. In the 1960s, his singing and songwriting earned him an Academy Award nomination for the title theme to Georgy Girl. Dale then turned to the stage, starring in dozens of productions with the British National Theatre Company and on Broadway, including The Taming of the Shrew, Oliver!, and Candide. In 1980, his portrayal of the circus showman in Barnum won him both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award. (Over the course of his career, he’d earn four additional Tony nominations and five Drama Desk wins.)

In 2009, Dale was inducted in the American Theater Hall of Fame; five years later, his one-man-show Just Jim Dale opened in New York City to tremendous praise and critical acclaim. Audiobook fans will recognize him for his impeccable, finely tuned voice work. In the Harry Potter series alone, he has given life to hundreds of characters, expertly distinguishing every witch, wizard, house-elf, and goblin. He has captured hearts around the globe—including that of Queen Elizabeth II, who named him a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2003. In addition to the Harry Potter series, Dale has narrated other kid favorites such as The Hundred Acre Woods, Peter Pan, and Alice in Wonderland, making fantastical worlds and characters even more magical. Dale has won two Grammy Awards for his narration of the fourth and seventh Harry Potter books, 11 Audie Awards, over a dozen AudioFile Earphone Awards, and was the first to be inducted into the American Audio Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Audible Narrator Hall of Fame in 2017 and remains a much-adored and highly celebrated narrator, beloved by millions of listeners around the world.
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"To call Dale a 'reader' of books is like saying Monet was a Sunday painter." (Los Angeles Times)

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What did you love best about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1?

It had elements of lots of classics from my childhood (I'm almost 50!) but it felt fresh and new. While it's a great good versus evil story, it is also a story filled with nuance- who is really all good? all evil? There is sadness, humor, hope and happiness.

What does Jim Dale bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Jim Dale is a superb narrator. He infuses the text with emotion but doesn't make either his emotions or "himself" the story. You truly lose yourself into thinking the characters are speaking.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes...and over and over!

My all time favorite!

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I wasn’t part of the HP frenzy when it was at its peak around 10 years ago. I remember renting the first 3 movies in 2005-ish to see what the fuss was about… liking the first one but getting bored by the third.

Many people have told me the books are better than the movies anyway, and can a kabillion fans all around the world be THAT wrong?

I enjoyed Book 1, and I’m in for Book 2; it’s an interesting tale and J. K. Rowling’s imagination is impressive! There is really NOTHING more I can add because I think I was the last person left on Earth who hadn’t read the book yet!

Well now I know!

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I saw the first two movies when they were released and hated them. My dislike of the movies kept me away from the Books. I am so happy that I finally gave the Books a chance and I wish I hadn't waited so ong!

Love the Books, hate the movies!

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I love you so much but I didn't know from the movie that I've watched hundreds of times can't wait to chamber of secrets

harry potter is amazing

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got to say that this book was really good I knew it would be and I really liked the person he was reading it.

Love it

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Jim Dale is amazing. The books are obviously great. Still love Harry Potter after years and years of reading.

love it.

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The reader does not pronounce several things correctly. Voldemort for example, and a few others, that are said often enough to annoy.

Obviously Great, Reader falls short

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I’ve been a huge fan for many years. I’ve seen the movies, millions of times and I’m finally getting the opportunity to listen to the books and I have to say they did not disappoint and I’m excited to move onto the next one.

Amazing

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It doesn’t matter how many times I listen to this audiobook, it never gets old!

Will always love it!

ALWAYS!

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Great read, amazing movie, but definitely a very unique experience listening.
Highly recommend it, for sure.

Amazing

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