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J.K. Rowling lives with her family in Edinburgh. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was her first novel, followed by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as well as two books written specifically for Comic Relief and based on the Harry Potter novels, Fantastic Beasts and where to Find Them and Quidditch through the Ages. The Harry Potter novels are prize-winning and consistently on the bestseller lists, and have now sold over 250 million copies worldwide. Originally published as an author for children and still primarily so, J.K. Rowling has generated huge popular appeal for her books in an unprecedented fashion. She was the first children's author to be voted the BA Author of the Year, and also to win the British Book Awards Author of the Year. Films of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban distributed by Warner Brothers, have been released to huge success. For a full list of prizes please see the website.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I am not the kind of person who writes big long review on the sort of things that are boring. All you need to know is that this box-set comes with five books, beautifully bound with a sandpaper cover, each with a superimposition of J.K. Rowling's signiature. You save about £29 if you buy the box-set, rather than buying them seperately (RRP).
44 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I am an American. I have already read all of the American version "Harry Potter" series of books, and have appreciated how the characters and the writing increased in complexity with each volume. (I am also beginning to wonder if the last few books are going to be able to be used as doorstops or lethal weapons if dropped on someone from on high....) I also knew that we Americans had been dealt an unfortunate hand when the publisher decided to name the first book, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" instead of "...the Philosopher's Stone." Oh! the frenzied arguments in churches we have endured!
I tend to read voraciously and without stop when the story and characters are well-written. I had noticed a lack of "Britishisms" but chalked it up to it being a children's book written for an international audience. However, when I read aloud to my husband on a road trip, the process is slower, and things come to my attention that usually escape my notice during my silent reading. I became very suspicious when some things began to sound "American." I finally hit the roof when I read about when the Captain of the Quidditch team, Wood, was showing Harry the sport's equipment. The book I was reading indicated that he picked up something that looked like "a baseball bat"! I learned that the American version had been wiped clean of "Britishisms" and the language had been changed to include "Americanisms."
I am 41-years-old and have a doctorate, but I know that most children here in the United States have managed to read C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia without needing it to be "translated" for them. I read it without difficulty as a child. We have many people who still read the KJV of the Bible, for goodness sake! And Shakespeare is studied and performed in the original. So, I was pleased to find out about amazon.co.uk and promptly ordered the entire Harry Potter set "in the original" English.
I now enjoy the series even more (and I have the beautiful phoenix cover on the last book instead of the mysterious blue cover). In addition, I no longer have the feeling that something is just not quite right with these children - that they don't seem to be British. After reading books that were never "translated" into "American," it just sounded too strange to read "Harry Potter" that way. I find that reading it the way it was originally written gives me a better sense of what is occurring. (Certainly, it may have created less of a crisis if the first book's title had been left alone!)
I can hardly wait until the next book is published, and you can be certain that I will be purchasing it "in the original" English.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
After Hearing about harry potter from a friend at work, i decided to have a read myself, the first couple of pages or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5..... i just couldnt put it down, it has been a long time since i have picked up a book filled with the magic you believe and relish when you are a young child waiting for the tooth fairy, theres a child in all of us and harry potter is the key to the herminoe and ron withen. A must read!!!!!!
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Got what I wanted!
So I have already read all the Harry Potter books but I wanted this pack (and I will order the other 2 as well) as a reference and memory. Read more
Published 10 months ago by surabhi
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Much better in the original UK English and not the "translated" to...
I first read Harry Potter translated into French. Then I read it in "American". But living in France I got one of the books before it came out in the States, so I got the British... Read more
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Great for any fan
I'm sure you've all heard enough of Harry Potter to know what the story entails, which is why this review is going to focus on the practical aspects of this order. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Ajay Clare
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The first four books are interesting.........
The first four books are very interesting and keep you at the edge of your seat;and then it gets darker and less harder to keep up with what is going on because soo many new... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mystery Shopper
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Harry Potter Box Set
Hardback Box Set of Harry Potter books are absolutely great. The original covers make it feel special. An item to be treasured for years to come. My Daughter loves them.
Published 19 months ago by Wiggy
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Love it!!
Never stop reading them over and over again, my children love it, and I too love every book. The presentation is great!!
Published on 26 Oct 2010 by Roxana Cabrera
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A Fan from across the ocean
I read the american versions of the books first and really enjoyed them, and I was curios to read the british versions and being that I have to wait another 4 and a half months, I... Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2007 by Paul Garrett Raymond
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A dumb American glad to have found this!
I didn't even know that these books were different in the UK. (Dumb American.) Upon finding out, I wistfully mentioned that it would be fun to read the originals, within my... Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2006 by Random Reviewer
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Great reading
I first started reading the Harry Potter books five years ago and even now am still able to sit down and start from the beginning. Read more
Published on 22 July 2006 by Nikki
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Carry on Harry....
I had never read any of the books before. I am 25 and have watched all of the films, but then decided to start at book 1 and within 2 months i had read them all. Read more
Published on 13 April 2006 by Mrs. Sm Best
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