The eight-movie franchiseHarry Potter” was inspired by the seven homonymous books written by JK Rowling.
The first, which bore the title of “harry potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, was published on June 26, 1997, when the author was still a complete unknown.
This was the main reason why the novel was rejected by several publishers before it reached Bloomsbury, which was right to take the risk of publishing it.
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The beginning of “Harry Potter”
The story, which was written on the tables of bars, especially in the now defunct Nicolson Cafeteria in Edinburgh, initially managed to publish only 500 copies, of which 300 ended up in English libraries.
When it was edited for its arrival in the United States, the title was changed to “Harry potter and the wizard stone”.
The first image of the cover was designed by Thomas Henry Taylorwho – like Rowling – was unknown.
“Harry Potter” reaches other countries
The first book and the remaining six reached an amazing number of sales: more than 500 million copies in 200 countries and translated into 80 languages.
The Salamanca publishing house was in charge of publishing the story in the Spanish language. It launched its first edition on December 1, 1998, under Dolores Avedaño’s illustrations.
“Harry Potter” hits theaters
The success was so great that Warner Bros. did not hesitate to bring the story to the big screen. It was like that In 2001, the first film of one of the most historic sagas of all time was released..
Despite the years, this universe does not go out of style and new stories are being created to continue expanding the magical world. The most recent was the premiere of the third installment of “Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets.”
In addition, with the passage of time, the material of the ‘Boy Who Lived’ is revalued. The auction company Hansons Auctioneers has sold the first two editions of “harry potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” at 82,000 and 18,000 euros each.
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