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  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Book 1

  • By: J.K. Rowling
  • Narrated by: Stephen Fry
  • Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (43,527 ratings)

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Summary

Stephen Fry brings the richness of these magical stories to life in the original British recordings.

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'.

Treat your ears to a performance so rich and captivating you'll imagine yourself in the halls of Hogwarts. Wherever you listen, the unmistakable voice of Stephen Fry is guaranteed to guide you ever more deeply into this magical story and transport you to the heart of the adventure.

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!

Theme music composed by James Hannigan

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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©1997 J.K. Rowling (P)2015 J.K. Rowling
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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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Really good reading by Stephen Fry. Reads it like a master story teller. Enjoyed the different voices he can do and his pronunciation is spot on. Fantastic

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the brilliant beginning

the wonderful first book in the Harry Potter series, masterfully performed by Steven Fry for audio.

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This audio helps me go to sleep and relax so thanks Audible your doing well!

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Great reading of a classic

Stephen Fry is the perfect choice to read these books, really brings them to life!

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The best way to enjoy the genius of JK

With all the nastiness presently thrown the way of this wonderful author, including by the ungrateful cast of the once lauded films, now forever tainted, an audiobook (-or book) has become the only way to enjoy her magnificent work.

Stephen Fry is needless to say outstanding as the narrator...Can't wait to catch the rest of the series.

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Spellbinding!

When I was younger I used to be a right bookworm, sometimes having up to three books on the go at once. I read the Harry Potter series at the age of about eight or nine and thought it was wonderful. Now as a university student also working four fantastic jobs, sadly I've not been able to do much reading and discovering the Harry Potter series on Audible has allowed me to keep 'reading' whilst doing other things and I've managed to finish this book in under a week.

This is a fantastically read version of the book, Stephen Fry is the perfect choice. I cannot wait to continue the series but whilst I wait for my next credit, I think I'll have to listen to this book again!

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Stephen Fry is AMAZING!

The narrator captured Rowling's imagination perfectly. Best Audio book by far. Loved it as a first time Potter reader and audible user.

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An enjoyable, if somewhat simplistic, adventure

Enjoyable romp through the first book. Sets up the wider concepts of the wizarding world well, has an enjoyable narrative from start to finish, and gets nostalgia going. Stephen Fry is fantastic as the narrator, an excellent choice.
Only downside is the story isn't as complex and gripping as later tales, however as a self contained narrative it holds up fairly well

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Loved it!

Great all round. Stephen's performance was really great. I would really recommend this audible book!

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Fabulous

So glad this was included in membership. Always wanted to hear Stephen fry’s narration 🥰 loved it all.

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