Although the word count decreases towards the end, the last two books are still longer than j. How to identify first editions or a first printing of a book. Eligible prime members can borrow prime eligible harry potter kindle books for. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first harry potter book was published was simply joanne rowling. A previous version of this post incorrectly stated that the total running time of the first five harry potter movies was 903 minutes. Word count for the book harry potter and the sorcerers. Rowlings phenomenally bestselling series, will be released in a special anniversary edition on september 23, 2008.
The cloak is first used in harry potter and the philosophers stone, chapter 12. The first book in the harry potter series, harry potter and the philosophers stone or harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the us is written from the pointofview of the 11yearold harry potter. At 341 pages, this is only slightly longer than the 309page first book. What are the harry potter books page numbers answers. Harry potter uses the invisibility cloak in all of the harry potter books. First edition philosophers stone up for derbyshire. Flipping to page 100 of harry potter and seeing what i can draw from it. How many pages are there in all the harry potter books combined. The first book in each series below was the authors first. This will help determine what kind of length readers expect in popular novels, and also will give me a word count goal for writing the scenes and assignments. The series combines a sense of wonder, adventure, and magic that matures with its audience, against a backdrop of one of the greatest stories of good and evil ever told. The book was first published in the united kingdom on 26 june 1997 by bloomsbury.
Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook. The last book in the series, harry potter and the deathly hallows, is 157. Harry potter and the halfblood prince is book 6 in the harry potter book series by j. It was published in the united states the following year by scholastic corporation under the title harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Harry potter and the philosophers stone wikibooks, open. How many pages are each of the harry potter books answers. As you can see, established authors get much more flexibility when it comes to the length of their book. Lilys sacrifice made the curse for harry rebound, marking voldemorts first defeat and. Title pages uk edition harry potter and the philosophers stone 223 pages harry potter and the chamber of secrets 251 pages harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 317 pages harry potter and the goblet of. The harry potter books were never known for being short, but harry potter and the goblet of fire was the first of the massive books fans began to expect for the second half of the fantasy series. The third book, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, is published in the united kingdom. Harry potter ronald weasley hermione granger albus dumbledore voldemort rubeus hagrid minerva mcgonagall severus snape professor quirrell. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 76,944 words.
These links will give you a sense of what sellers are asking and how many copies are available. This is a collaboration with kallerhult creations, where she is drawing page 100 from the 7th harry potter book. Dollar amount of domestic box office receipts for the first five harry potter films, according to baseline studio systems. K rowing will have a much higher value even if it isnt an early edition or part of harry potter first edition set. Time to break open your niffler piggybanks and count your galleons, sickles and knuts a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone is set to be auctioned at the end of the.
Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of harry potter and the sorcerers stone and what it means. The harry potter books are popular, and once someone reads the first book in the series, they often end up reading the entire series. Harry potter sinhala ebooks free download download. Ask any harry potter fan and theyll tell you that the first page of the very first book brings back of a wave of wizarding nostalgia. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book. Each death is listed under the material in which it is first mentioned. Well seeing as i am big harry potter fanatic, i think i can help. Depending on the variant that youre reading i believe that the page numbers differ between countries so im using the copies that i have to hand. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone, the first book in j. At over 600 pages its possible its length alone might have put some more casual readers and fans off though the midnight book launch parties would not have made anyone think so. His parents are dead and hes stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. This, in itself, made it well worth the purchase price. Word counts of the most popular books in the world.
The first book in the harry potter series and a fantastic introduction to the wizarding world. The book, published by scholastic, will feature exclusive bonus material from j. Word counts of popular ya books as i started drafting my new wip a ya scifi thriller i began wondering what word count i should aim for. Channel the magic of the harry potter films from the screen to your needles with. What isnt often considered is the sheer number of words a person who reads the entire series consumes. In total, all seven harry potter books contain 1,084,170 words.
In a rousing first novel, already an awardwinner in england, harry is just a baby when his magical parents are done in by voldemort, a wizard so dastardly other wizards are scared to mention his name. How to tell if you have a harry potter first edition set. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone harry potter, book 1 kindle. The first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, it follows. Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words.
List of chapter titles and respective inuniverse time of occurrence in the harry potter book series. A visit from rubeus hagrid harry potter and the philosophers stone. In the exposition of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, j. Since the release of the first novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone, on. In any case, to see how authors use this tactic to set their pacing, we also mapped out the word count of every chapter in four famous books. Although, the first couple of pages look nothing like the finished product. Title pages uk edition harry potter and the philosophers stone 223 pages harry potter and the chamber of secrets 251 pages harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 317 pages harry potter and the goblet of fire 636 pages harry potter and the. Though harrys first year at hogwarts is the best of his life, not everything is perfect. It sells more than 68,000 copies in the first two days.
But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells him the truth about himself. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone characters shmoop. The eight harry potter books have an impressive combined word count of over 1 million words. Title pages uk edition harry potter and the philosophers stone 223 pages. Rare old books identify first editions of harry potter. Jo then moved to northern portugal, where she taught english as a foreign language. Harry potter has been called the greatest childrens book series ever to have been printed. While its prime audience is children aged 8 to about 11, the story has enough depth to make it a satisfying, if short, read for even teenaged. How many words are there in the harry potter book series.
The sevenbook series has a word count of 1,083,594 us edition. I know the first one is harry potter and the philosophers stone and the last one is harry potter and the deathly hallows. Harry potter click here to see more images introducing the first official harry potter knitting booka deluxe guide to creating over 25 authentic harry potter knits based on the iconic films. During harrys first quidditch match, his broom jerks out of control. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 23 june, 199120 june, 1992 date at the start of chapter. The most popular harry potter book according to sales. Others have criticised the writing style although we found it to be an excellent book to read to our son and, once he got a little older, help him learn to read himself. How many pages are there in all the harry potter books.
Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. I have watched the movies but am wanting to read all 7 books. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone is about 77,500 words total. It won most of the british book awards that were judged by children and other awards in the us. The main story arc concerns harry s struggle against lord voldemort, a dark. The first book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, has 76,944 words. Find out how many words are in each of the harry potter books. This is a list of deaths in the harry potter series organised by source. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. First off, its important to be able to tell the difference between a novel and a novella, a short story and a piece of flash fiction.
According to amazon, the word counts are the following. The last two books are slightly shorter but still longer than the first books in the series. Writing towards a word count might not work for everybody, but having a rough goal in mind certainly helps me when im sketching out chapters and undertaking my first draft. Here are the number of pages in the harry potter books listed. Harry potter and the philosophers stone harrys first time in gringotts hd. The first printing of each harry potter novel is the most sought after and valuable. Books to identify first editions and help the book seller in the book collecting world, there are exceptions to the exceptions, and many publishers indicated first edition in their own unique way. If possible, i am needing the titles of the 7 books in order. Hermione tells a lie to protect harry and ron from being punished. 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. We are also going to look at how harry potter is comparable to other young adult novels in regards to word count. For those who like to keep track of their reading word count or those who want to encourage their kids to read more the harry potter books series is an. The harry potter epic harry potter and the chamber of secrets, p.
The very first book harry potter and the sorcerers stone is the shortest in the series. It is a thicker book than the previous books, and it is a lot heavier for sure. The novel begins with the wizarding worlds celebration of the downfall of lord voldemort, an evil, powerful and cruel dark. Harry potter word count the sorcerers stone 77,741 the chamber of secrets 85,735 the prisoner of azkaban 108,888 the goblet of fire 191,836 the order of the phoenix 261,906 the half blood prince 173,106 the deathly hallows 200,302. Thats certainly the case for meredith mccardle, who claims. Also, heres another list i may swipe and add in here. So harry is brought up by his mean uncle vernon and aunt petunia dursley, and picked on. If you could add 1 line to the last page of the latest harry potter book, what. And as you can see, it varies, depending on the story. Keep in mind the condition of your book and its edition first printing, later printing, etc. By the time the fourth book in the series was released harry potter mania had well and truly taken hold and copies were printed by the millions. In this article, were going to look at how many words are in the harry potter series. List of chapters in the harry potter novels harry potter.
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