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Historical FantasyVampire FictionGhost Stories

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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  • 1997 first published
  • 302 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (1,047 ratings)
  • 400 editions
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J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) is a historical fantasy and vampire fiction novel. It takes readers to England and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Late 1990s. It features Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Readers will find themes of ghosts, monsters, vampires and witches.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 1,047 ratings, and 20,587 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 400 editions across 30 languages.

At about 302 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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!
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • Late 1990s

Characters

Subjects

  • Ghosts
  • Monsters
  • Vampires
  • Witches
  • Challenges and Overcoming Obstacles
  • Magic and Supernatural
  • Cleverness
  • School Life
  • School stories
  • Wizards
  • Magic
  • MAGIA
  • MAGOS
  • NOVELAS INGLESAS
  • Schools
  • Orphans

Quick answers

Who wrote Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was written by J. K. Rowling and first published in 1997.

What genre is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Vampire Fiction, Ghost Stories and Witch Fiction.

How long is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?

The median edition has 302 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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