jk rowling first published harry potter in 1997.
jk rowling first published harry potter in 1997.
when did jk rowling first publish harry potter?
1997
"harry potter and the philosopher's stone" was published by bloomsbury, the publisher of all "harry potter" books in the united kingdom, on 30 june 1997. it was released in the united states on 1 september 1998 by scholastic—the american publisher of the books—as "harry potter and the sorcerer's stone", after rowling had received us$105,000 for the american rights—an unprecedented amount for a children's book by a then-unknown author. the second book, "harry potter and the chamber of secrets" was originally published in the uk on 2 july 1998, and in the us on 2 june 1999. "harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban" was then published a year later in the uk on 8 july 1999, and in the us on 8 september 1999. "harry potter and the goblet of fire" was published on 8 july 2000 at the same time by bloomsbury and scholastic. "harry potter and the order of the phoenix" is the longest book in the series at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version. it was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003. "harry potter and the half-blood prince" was published on 16 july 2005, and it sold 9 million copies in the first 24 hours of its worldwide release.
harry potter and the deathly hallows
in february 2007 it was confirmed that author j. k. rowling finished the "harry potter" series, "harry potter and the deathly hallows" at this hotel. rowling left a signed statement written on a marble bust of hermes in her room saying; ""jk rowling finished writing harry potter and the deathly hallows in this room (552) on 11th jan 2007"". the room has since been renamed the "j.k. rowling suite," and the marble bust has been placed in a glass display case to protect it. the suite, priced at nearly £1,000 per night, is a pilgrimage site for harry potter fans.
balmoral hotel