Beginning with harry potter and the philosophers stone, the seven books are epic stories of harry potter and his friends as they attend hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Some of the potter words have different capitalizations dementor versus. Rowling went on to write six harry potter sequels that became the basis of a film franchise consisting of eight movies, all of. Why the name change from harry potter and the philosophers stone in the uk to harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the united states. Throughout the harry potter books, there are some variations between the bloomsbury british and scholastic american editions. Rowling began the first book on scraps of paper, sitting in a cafe. Most of these differences were made by the us editors to clarify the text for american readers. After receiving numerous requests, weve imported the british edition of the complete harry potter series by j. Sorcerers is a section on other different terminologies used. Hi guys, so for todays video i am comparing the us and uk book covers of the harry potter series by jk rowling.
Apart from the obvious words like the uk mum and us mom, or the uk sweets that became us. Though it was written for children, the characters and the plot have a dark tone to them and are equally thrilling for adult readers. I understand that the uk version is the original one, and there are some minor changes made in the us version. For example, the uk version uses the term skip while the us edition uses the term dumpster. Differences between the harry potter books in the uk and the usa. As of august 2018, a staggering half a billion harry potter books had sold worldwide, 180 million of which were sold in the united states. Wow harry potter truly dominates every form of media nowadays. But avoid asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers. Check back regularly to find your next favourite book. Only 500 were published, and 300 went to libraries, so if. Rowling and the seventh and final novel of the harry potter series. I am telling you, whether you are a reader or not, if you love the harry potter movies, or even kind of like them, you will not regret reading the books.
Why the name change from harry potter and the philosophers. How would you rank the harry potter books and movies. I want to start off by apologising for the length of this answer. If you like harry potter books, youll love chronicles of narnia. A series of dyslexiafriendly harry potter companion books. Stateside, the books are published by scholastic, which released 20th. Towards the end of the novel, harry is studying for his.
Obviously, the us version is the most cartoonish, but it parallels the uk childrens version most closely because both covers display harry and hermione riding buckbeak. She did not expect to abruptly become one of the worlds most popular authors. In the uk version of chamber of secrets hagrid makes both treacle toffee and treacle fudge, but when the novels headed to the usa harry had to ditch the toffee. When it comes to harry potter audiobooks, the most epic rivalry is stephen fry vs. The first harry potter book was released exactly 20 years ago today. For example, in the first potions class, the uk harry says i think hermione knows the answer, why dont you try her. Cover the art for the cover of the original uk edition depicts harry at platform nine and threequarters wearing a gryffindor scarf, however, harry hasnt been sorted yet.
Jk rowling created an empire when she began writing her wizarding world of harry potter book. Harry potter, an oppressed little boy, discovers he has great powers. They are bound in cloth boards with the cover from the uk book in the center of the front cover. The text of the harry potter novels stayed almost the same over the ten years it took rowling to write the saga. When harry potter packed his bags to head to us bookshelves, the british boy wizard had to make a few changes because readers across the. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot holes and typos. Jul 18, 2019 in harry potter and the philosophers stone, the letters are simply changed to an italic font with no other special fonts used to represent each character. Discover the internationally bestselling and multiawardwinning series in hardback, paperback, fully. My husband and i spent three years in newfoundland and bought our harry potter books there. This page indicates all the differences between the british and the us versions of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. The texts of these volumes are special in that theyre rowlings original versions, not having been changed for american readers. How different is the uk version of harry potter from the.
The us versions use double quotation marks, like so. Differences in the uk and us versions of harry potter books. Some of the potter words have different capitalizations dementor versus dementor. What are the differences between the us and uk versions of the harry potter audio books. Place the harry potter books in order according to your favourite score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it. Since then, it has broken many world records on book sales. So for todays harry potter video i am comparing the uk and us book covers for the new editions of the harry potter series. The series was banned recently on the advice of alleged exorcists for containing actual curses and. Differences between uk and us versions of the movies reddit.
Scholastic is the name of the publishing company that published the harry potter books and its complementary novels in the united states. Upon learning that harry potter and the sorcerers stone was known in its homeland by a different name, many young readers in the u. Why harry potters first book has a different title in the us. The first novel portraying harry potter was published in june 1997, titled philosophers stone, and the series of novels are filed away in the fantasy genre. It is possible, however, that the illustration is of. Harry potter and the deathly hallows is a fantasy novel written by british author j. The main story arc concerns harrys struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the. There are a lot of things that were cocked up in the films, though it is a decent film series, it of course h.
Jim dale both have narrated all seven harry potter books, like harry potter and the goblet of fire and order of the phoenix, both are beloved british actors, and both have been trolled by angry youtube commenters. What are the differences between the us and uk versions of. A number of differences exist between the bloomsbury and the scholastic editions of the harry potter books. Difference between harry potter series for kids and adults. The battle of the harry potter audiobooks narrators. Have you ever wondered about why there needed to be a translation of harry potter into american english. The first harry potter book was released on june 30th, 1997, and since then has become one of the most read and sought after books worldwide. Differences and changes in the text the harry potter lexicon.
Harry got a secondhand watch from the weasleys, mrs. When is apparating first mentioned in the harry potter. Some of these mistakes were fixed in later editions of the same book. Jul 18, 2010 i dont like reading us versions of english books especially if the setting is england. Harry potter or, better yet, harry james potter, is the featured protagonist in the harry potter novel series authored by j. It is the merketeers in the us who seem to refuse to. Difference between american and british versions of harry potter series. Reading about bangs and trash cans instead of fringes and rubbish bins in the us version of harry potter was very offputting. The uk deluxe editions are quite lovely and make wonderful, reasonably priced gifts for fans. The first harry potter book was published as harry potter and the philosophers stone, so why was the title changed for readers in the united states. Books, movies, games, and now it has even dominated the liveplaytheatre division too. Harry potter and five more childrens books banned in the us. Please email us if you have any questions or concerns.
Rowlings novels in english besides bloomsbury, the original publisher. Why the name change from harry potter and the philosopher. I dont like reading us versions of english books especially if the setting is england. The charts that shows how the uk loves harry potter. Imagine if they dubbed the simpsons everytime some sort of seriously american reference came on and they changed it to the british equivalent.
Seems to me the us harry is a bit sassier and a bit more rebellious than uk. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth. Harry potter and the philosophers stone, released in 2001, still holds the record out of all the harry potter films for the highest grossing film at the uk box office at. Though it was written for children, the characters and the plot have a dark tone to them and are equally. Being originally a brit i find the opposite less noticeable but would prefer to read the us version if that is the original. I am having a great dilemma if i should buy the set of harry potter in us or uk version. One hogwarts textbook, in particular, has a different name between the uk and the us version of the book. Does it bother you that in america they changed the names of your books.
Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki fandom. Why does the first harry potter book have a different. May 30, 2012 the title change between the uk and us editions of harry potter was made because the word philosopher denotes different things in the u. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Jul 05, 2018 before settling on sorcerers stone, though, the title harry potter and the school of magic was bandied about. I think there might be similar differences between both version of the books as.
The chronological order of the harry potter books is the same as the publication order. Unfortunately, theyre only available in the uk because bloomsbury does not publish harry potter books in the u. What were some disappointing differences between the harry. Mostly some words are changed from the uk to the us versions to. Why philosopher became sorcerer in the american harry. The title change between the uk and us editions of harry potter was made because the word philosopher denotes different things in the u. On 31 july, 2012 harry potters birthday, scholastic launched a harry potter reading club. Yet us harry says clearly hermione knows the answer. Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy grail for potter collectors. She herself is in her 50s, scottish, and a single mother. How different is the uk version of harry potter from the us.
I didnt intend for it to be so long, it just kept growing and growing. It was released on 21 july 2007 in the united kingdom by bloomsbury publishing, in the united states by scholastic, and in canada by raincoast books. There are collectors editions of all the harry potter books available in both the us and the uk. Seems to me the us harry is a bit sassier and a bit more rebellious than uk harry. Harry potter ukbloomsbury publishing vol 16 childrens edition boxed set harry potter, 16 by j. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is the only instance in which the us, uk childrens edition, and first edition uk adult covers all contain the same imagery. How different is the uk version of harry potter from the us version. Harry potter and the philosophers stone, deluxe british. The british coinneseur will know that there is a clear difference between toffee and fudge, not just in texture but in taste too.
Differences between uk and us versions of the movies. This page indicates all the differences between the british and the us versions of harry. Rowlings harry potter books are among the most popular and acclaimed of all time. Harry potter and his friends are students of the hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. A book signed by one of the illustrators is much less valuable. The popularity of harry potter american academy of. Difference between american and british versions of harry potter. Main differences between us and uk editions of the books. Harry potter uk bloomsbury publishing vol 16 childrens edition boxed set harry potter, 16 by j. Ive only willingly read 3 different book series in my whole life, and ive read harry potter 4 times because its that good.
The writer created a magical, wizarding world which will inevitably give you homey and warm feelings all over. A number of differences exist between the bloomsbury and the scholastic editions of the harry potter. The harry potter books were the reason i fell in love with reading and makebelieve worlds and i have jk rowling to thank for that. Weasley initially thinks that she needs to apologize for not being able to give harry a brandnew watch like ron but its the perfect watch for harry who is an orphan and only real family is the weasleys. American english by eleanor harrisondengate published september 2, 2016 updated february 6, 2018 have you ever wondered about why there needed to be a translation of harry potter into american english. The uk versions have single dialogue quotation marks, like so. Before settling on sorcerers stone, though, the title harry potter and the school of magic was bandied about.
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