However, the inconsistencies ended there as the remaining six books all had uniform names. The change in title would also be reflected in the first film when it came out in 2001. To be honest, I wish I hadn't agreed now, but it was my first book, and I was so grateful that anyone was publishing me I wanted to keep them happy. When asked if it bothered her that the name of the book had been changed in the U.S., she wrote that "they changed the first title, but with my consent. Rowling later admitted in a web chat for BBC Red Nose Day in 2001 that she regretted the decision. Eventually, the author suggested Sorcerer's Stone, and that's how the book is known in the U.S.
The novel comes under the genre of Novels, Children’s literature, Fantasy Fiction, High fantasy. Harry Potter Book 1 published in the year 1997. Errington's biography on Rowling, he wrote that Levine wanted “a title that said ‘magic’ more overtly to American readers." Levine was concerned that Philosopher's Stone would feel "arcane," so one of the proposed alternatives was Harry Potter and the School of Magic, which Rowling shot down. The book is in simple English language so it’s easier for the readers to understand it. Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms a lion, an. Levine, who headed the Scholastic children's imprint that would publish the book, knew he had a winner on his hands-he just had some reservations about the title. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone, Book 1. publishing rights for what was then known as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, forking out a comparably high $105,000 for the privilege. It dates back to when the rights were sold for the first book: Scholastic Corporation bought the U.S. Rowling's most famous creation is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, but pretty much everywhere else on the planet, it's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
#Harry potter book 1 series
One of the ongoing anomalies of the Harry Potter series is the differing title of the first adventure. After a powerful dark wizard kills Harrys parents, a few well-wishers of wizarding world send Harry to his no-so-courteous aunt.