Harry Potter Children's Collection - Couverture rigide

Rowling, J. K.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1408856786 ISBN 13 : 9781408856789

Editeur : Bloomsbury Childrens Books, 2014

Synopsis

A beautiful boxed set containing all seven Harry Potter novels in hardback. These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON .

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Joanne Rowling was born in July 1965 at Yate General Hospital in England and grew up in Chepstow, Gwent where she went to Wyedean Comprehensive. Jo left Chepstow for Exeter University, where she earned a French and Classics degree, her course including one year in Paris. As a postgraduate she moved to London and worked as a researcher at Amnesty International among other jobs. She started writing the Harry Potter series during a delayed Manchester to London King's Cross train journey, and during the next five years, outlined the plots for each book and began writing the first novel. Jo then moved to northern Portugal, where she taught English as a foreign language. She married in October 1992 and gave birth to a daughter in 1993. When the marriage ended, she and Jessica returned to the UK to live in Edinburgh, where 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' was eventually completed. The book was first published by Bloomsbury Children's Books in June 1997, under the name J.K. Rowling. The "K", for Kathleen, her paternal grandmother's name was added at her publisher's request who thought that a woman's name would not appeal to the target audience of young boys. The second title in the series, 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets', was published in July 1998 and was No.1 in the adult hardback bestseller charts for a month after publication. 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' was published on 8th July 1999 to worldwide acclaim and spent four weeks at No.1 in the UK adult hardback bestseller charts. The fourth book in the series, 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' was published on 8th July 2000 with a record first print run of 1 million copies for the UK. It quickly broke all records for the greatest number of books sold on the first day of publication in the UK. 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix', was published in Britain, the USA, Canada, and Australia on 21st June 2003 and broke the records set by 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' as the fastest selling book in history. 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince', was published in the UK, US and other English-speaking countries on 16th July 2005 and also achieved record sales. The seventh and final book in the series, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows', was published in the UK, US and other English speaking countries in 2007. J.K. Rowling has also written two small volumes, which appear as the titles of Harry's school books within the novels. 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' and 'Quidditch Through the Ages' were published in March 2001 in aid of Comic Relief. In December 2008, 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' was published in aid of the Children's High Level Group (now Lumos). As well as an OBE for services to children's literature, J.K. Rowling is the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees including the Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, France's Légion d'Honneur, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award, and she has been a Commencement Speaker at Harvard University USA. She supports a wide number of charitable causes through her charitable trust Volant, and is the founder of Lumos, a charity working to transform the lives of disadvantaged children. J.K. Rowling lives in Edinburgh with her husband and three children. J.K. Rowlings latest book, 'The Casual Vacancy', her first novel for adults, was published in English in September 2012.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Now for the first time ever, J.K. Rowling\u2019s seven bestselling Harry Potter books are available in a stunning paperback boxed set! The Harry Potter series has been hailed as \u201cone for the ages\u201d by Stephen King and \u201ca spellbinding saga\u2019 by USA Today. And most recently, The New York Times called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows the \u201cfastest selling book in history.\u201d This is the ultimate Harry Potter collection for Harry Potter fans of all ages!

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Childrens Books
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1408856786
• ISBN 13: 9781408856789
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 3872