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!

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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8 hours and 18 minutes
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J.K. Rowling
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Jim Dale
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Nov. 20 2015
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English
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Pottermore Publishing
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B06Y2BSB9B
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	8 hours and 18 minutes
Author	J.K. Rowling
Narrator	Jim Dale
Audible.ca Release Date	November 20 2015
Publisher	Pottermore Publishing
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B06Y2BSB9B
Best Sellers Rank	#23 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #1 in Children's Books on Orphans & Foster Homes #1 in Fantasy & Magic for Children (Audible Books & Originals) #1 in Growing Up & Facts of Life for Children

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Great quality and fast delivery

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 19, 2022

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I absolutely love this book and I am so excited to be re-reading it. The book itself is excellent quality, though I do miss the original cover art! This book is better quality than the 1st book I ever owned

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Abraham

Great book

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 4, 2022

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My 11 year old loved it

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Josh Andraos

Amazing My Childhood Life

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 21, 2022

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This series helped me through so much in my childhood and teenage years hogwarts will always be home to anyone who needs it I recommend this book and series to everyone!

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Jessica Riddell

great as always

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 14, 2022

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Loved it.

Always a good comfort book to fall back and read.

Started to read the series to my daughter before bed and it’s a nice experience we’re both enjoying :)

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DCD

Great book, but for die-hard Potter fans only!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 23, 2016

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This is a great book for die-hard Harry Potter fans!

But, before I go to far, there are a couple of important differences between this deluxe slipcase edition, and the cheaper, non-slipcase edition. First of all the deluxe version is physically larger than the regular illustrated version. Slipcase aside, the book itself is about 2 inches taller and about 2 inches wider. Overall, the deluxe version is about 13 inches tall and approximately 11 inches wide, which may make it a tougher fit on some people's book shelves. Also, the deluxe version is printed in Italy, whereas the regular illustrated version is printed in China. Although I didn't do too many side-by-side comparisons of each book, it does seem like the illustrations in the deluxe version are much brighter than the cheaper version printed in China -go figure.

I should also point out that I purchased my deluxe version through BWBCanada and the book did not arrive in shrink-wrap. So, if any of you are buying this for collecting purposes keep that in mind. However, the price was WAY better than Amazon's price, the book arrived on time, and there were no additional fees, import fees, or duty. I only paid what was charged during the Amazon check-out procedure, and when I picked this parcel up at the post office, I did not have to pay anything extra.

Lastly, I'll say it again, this book is for die-hard Harry Potter fans only. The deluxe slipcase edition is very expensive and really doesn't offer that much above the regular illustrated version.

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I would also like to add that the customer service at BWBCanada is fantastic. I had quite a few questions that needed to be answered before I felt comfortable ordering this book from this company and every time I sent an e-mail to BWBCanada, the customer service representative answered all my questions in each e-mail. This was my first time ordering a book from overseas (UK) and I had a lot of questions about duty, import fees etc. and they did a fantastic job of reassuring me before I placed my order. I would definitely feel comfortable ordering from them again.

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Brenda Bachert

Amazing

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 29, 2022

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I loved how at the end of Harry Potter, there was a huge plot twist no one could guess from.

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Bilal Kazak

Good for people who want to get back into reading after years of stopping this good habit

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 1, 2022

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Helped me get back into reading after growing up a strong reader but then stopping this good habit for last 10+ years. This book helped get back into it because it's a great read. How can you not give this a chance when the author became the first and only billionaire author from her books?! That's why I gave it a chance. Exceeded my expectations.

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Valkye

Amazing!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 24, 2017

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The deluxe slipcase edition is beautiful! It was packaged perfectly, with a cardboard box that had the same snitch design as shown on the purple case, and the title written on the spine. Inside that, the book was wrapped in plastic. The book itself is extremely high quality - as in, the pages are so thick at first I thought they were stuck together, but soon got used to the fact that the paper itself was just very solid. The edges of the pages are coated in a very shiny gold (which does make the pages stick together a bit when new, just because the pages haven't been moved since they were coated). The book cover is covered in a nice material with a design of Diagon Alley - the same design which you receive in a long poster inside the book, which was a nice surprise.

The illustrations are amazing and this edition is a must-have for any loving fan - or even as a great introduction to a younger person, though this book is very heavy. The darker parts of the story are not illustrated, which as an adult I am a bit sad about, as multiple pages in the later chapters have no pictures, but I understand it was done for children. I'm just an adult who bought this for herself on a whim, and I am so glad I did.

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bidisha b.

Love it.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on January 4, 2019

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I am pushing 30's but I still love Harry potter like I did when I was a teenager and today I gave it as a gift to a teenager who is new to the book world. The books arrived in a perfect condition, timely delivery, well packed and along with a book mark. None of pages are missing and the paper quality is too good no speck of yellow is seen even the print is good. The conversation carried out between Ron Hermione and Harry through letters are printed in different fonts and the rest in different which gives the whole book an interesting look. The new readers can feel the conversation actually happening in their mind like a play on radio.

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Saqib Amin

Do and Do not to note before you buy.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on January 30, 2019

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Awesome book best ever book i have ever seen in such printing and design.
Original Quality printed edition of BLOOMBURY which i got from seller named "Book Selection Centre" Best seller i seen on Amazon.

Please note do not buy from seller named "Inetrade India" they are giving fake, ultra low quality books and wrong books. I suffered for a month because of them.

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Serena

Harry Potter #1

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 13, 2017

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This was a repurchase for me as my original Harry Potter book is battered from years of reading. I've reread this book since and of course, I loved it. The beginning can be a little slow for younger readers as a lot of it is not in the movies, but the remaining 85% is and can be completely imagined throughout. I like the fact most of the original dialogue was translated into movies which is something I've noticed since rereading as an adult. Lovely start to the fabulous series and I am buying the full set to have a newer looking set on my shelf!
The artwork on the cover is so much better than the original book which is red. There are illustrations around the chapter headings too which adds a special something. The paper in this book is a lot firmer and of better quality. It's bigger in length than my original one by about 100 pages but that's probably just a printing difference. There isn't anything additional. I think there was a map in the front of mine but I 'm unsure.

Fab read of course.

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Nosyness

Review H.P. ? - I can't do that!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 1, 2018

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My Granddaughter has been asking me for my copy of Harry Potter Book 1, but I know my daughter only too well and I know if my copy goes to their house, in all likelihood it won't be back into mine, hence the purchase! I'm sure H.P. doesn't need a review by me, just to say that children need magic in their lives, as do we all really, and H.P. surely satisfies that need. I know too that J.K. Rowling originally intended that the books would be read by the same age children as Harry is in the book - Book 1 aged 10-11 and so on. (does a Grandma of %# years count?)
My Granddaughter is 8yrs old but her 12 year old cousin has read all bar books 6 &7 and she thinks she can too. I'm sure if she finds them hard to understand then she will stop reading them. I'm happy she's reading, she's happy to read H.P. & the Philosophers Stone. All is well!

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Derek Thorburn

Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, Kindle Copy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 18, 2019

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So, as a blind person, I've got both narrations of the Harry Potter books so why spend money on the Kindle copies? Well, I think the answer to that is that I just love returning to join Harry and his friends in the wizarding world and with having access to Kindle through Alexa I felt I might as well go right ahead and purchase them on Kindle.

I just love this book right from the start and even though it isn't as exciting and edge of your seat as the other books are, yet there is that excitement you feel along with Harry in Chapter 4 when Hagrid turns up in the shack during the storm to give him the good news and I don't think any Harry Potter fan could ever fail to feel the excitement along with Harry as he and Hagrid go to Diagon Alley and he buys his books and other material he'll need for his time at Hogwarts. I love it when his vault at Gringots is opened and he sees all the money his parents have left him. I love the background we get to the Dursleys in the first chapter and the description of the day which eventually leads to his arrival at Privet Drive. As we read this book, we need to be aware how little Harry knows and we get an idea of how he's feeling as he awaits his sorting on his arrival at the school. As the Dursleys fight a losing battle when the letters start coming (and increasing with each delivery, ending with about a hundred at the hotel, you just know that, even though they're eventually in a place where Uncle Vernon's certain they won't be disturbed, that by hook or by crook Dumbledore will eventually get him to Hogwarts. As he tells Mrs Cole in Book 6, they'll be taking Tom Riddle away whatever. So Harry begins this roller coaster adventure throughout the seven books and he will not only need his friends but all the magical training he can get, especially in Defence against the dark arts which will be important as he must face the wizard who has not only attempted to kill him but has eluded capture by the Ministry of Magic.

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