As it turns 25, Alison Flood looks back at the 'quiet arrival' of a book that would change publishing - and our lives - forever
‘I did JK Rowling’s second ever interview’: the magical arrival of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
The novel would launch 1,000 midnight parties and precipitate a level of children’s fandom never seen before immortal words, “Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much”, arrived on bookshelves 25 years ago with little fanfare.were initially printed by Bloomsbury for release on 26 June 1997.
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