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!

Having become classics of our time, the Harry Potter stories never fail to bring comfort and escapism. With their message of hope, belonging and the enduring power of truth and love, the story of the Boy Who Lived continues to delight generations of new listeners.

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8 hours and 18 minutes
Author

J.K. Rowling
Narrator

Jim Dale
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November 20, 2015
Language

English
Publisher

Pottermore Publishing
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B017V4IMVQ
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Unabridged
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Audiobook
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Listening Length	8 hours and 18 minutes
Author	J.K. Rowling
Narrator	Jim Dale
Audible.com Release Date	November 20, 2015
Publisher	Pottermore Publishing
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Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B017V4IMVQ
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Stephen Fry > Jim Dale

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2021

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Jim Dale's character voices were no where near as good as Stephen Fry's and I immediately went online to find the older audio books.

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kimbacaffeinate

Dale does a wonderful job bringing these characters to life

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2017

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t was wonderful revisiting this story. The last time I did a reread was when I bought the illustrated edition and of course, it all started with me looking at the beautiful illustrations and the next thing you know I was lost to this world. Honestly, it never gets old.

Rowling’s writing is marvelous from pacing to her ability to express the character’s emotions. I know there are folks who have not yet read the series (gasps). I, of course, cannot recommend them enough regardless of format. The movies are brilliant, but only scratch the surface of what the books and audios have to offer. If you love Harry Potter but have never tried audio, this is the perfect time to listen.

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wayne t.

Delightful

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2019

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Excellent story and the narrator made it even better. I have avoided these books because I thought they were too young for me but I truly enjoyed this! Will definitely listen to more!

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Karen Compton

Loved

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2020

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I loved listening to this book! I read the series years ago and have seen the movies, but listening brings them to life again😄 I just wish the series was included in my kindle unlimited membership. The other books are way to expensive to listen to, so this will be my only one I’m afraid. I still loved listening to Book 1!

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Gregorus S. Davis

Overall the narrator does a good job, although his voice for Hermione is pretty ...

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2018

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I purchased it for a road trip and it kept the kids entertained the entire time, even though they've read the book before. Overall the narrator does a good job, although his voice for Hermione is pretty whiny. It got grating very quickly and if the kids hadn't wanted to finish listening I probably wouldn't have made it all the way through. I've heard he does a better job in the subsequent books.

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Juss B

I finally decided to read them but felt better about the audiobook

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2018

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My wife is the big fan of series.
I finally decided to read them but felt better about the audiobook.
I have watched movie couple of times over years and feel although the movie is well made and mostly true to book but are no match.
Book does excellent job building excitement around new and magical things before revealing them.
Characters are very well defined and a lot of extra stuff in books if you are like me and have just watched movies.

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trisha Carpenter

Awesome

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2021

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Best series ever, there's one guy who does narrating he is very good.

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DanCraChe

Great

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2020

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I watched movie 🎥 but never read the book. This is a great audiobook. Hopefully there’s whole series

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Wee Shubba @ Wee Shubba's World.

Stephen Fry is just pure genius

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 4, 2016

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**Originally posted on "Wee Shubba's World"*

If you haven't heard of Harry Potter then seriously? Where have you been?? Harry Potter has been a massive part of my life since I was a kid. I grew up on these books and the movies. By the time the last book came out I had a kid of my own. Who is now obsessed with Harry Potter himself.

I received the audio book for review a while ago. And I kept putting off listening to it because I struggle at times with audiobooks. However, after being pestered by my 9 year old to listen to it after he was looking through my phone. I decided we would listen to it together. And I regret leaving it so long. The audiobook was quite simply magical.

You all know the story of Harry Potter. The boy wizard. Sent to live with his aunt and uncle. Grew up not knowing who he really was. Then off to Hogwarts where he befriends Ron and Hermonie. And the trio go on magical adventures that could "get them killed. Or worse Expelled" (lol. I couldn't resist, and don't lie you totally said that in Hermonies voice)

Harry Potter and the Philosophers stones is where is all starts. You are drawn into this book from the page. I have reread my copy so many times that its falling apart. So by having Stephen Fry as the narrator just makes this perfect. His voice just works perfectly with the story. And he gets right into character. Some audiobook narrators just come across as dull, flat like a robot. Stephen Fry just make this book stand out even more than it already does.

My 9 year old fell in love with the audiobook. He was only a baby when I read him the book so he didn't remember it. So it seeing his reaction to was magical in itself and made me so happy that he was enjoying it. Seeing the pure joy in his face actually made me jealous because you only get to experience that feeling with the a new book once. And I don't think he would have experienced that pure joy reading the book alone. It was all in the story telling of the pure genius that is, Stephen Fry.

I highly recommend the audio book to everyone. Whether you have read the books or not. However, it needs to be the Stephen Fry editions. He just makes them all the more enjoyable and easier to listen to.

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