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Unlock the more straightforward side of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling, the first book in the bestselling series. In the novel, we are introduced to the Boy Who Lived and the wizarding world, which is inhabited by a range of colourful characters and fantastical creatures. In Harry's...
2) The hero
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This title examines the role and theme of the hero archetype in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, To Kill a Mockingbird, 12 Years a Slave, The Scarlet Letter, and Little Women. It features four analysis papers that consider the hero theme, each using different critical lenses, writing techniques, or aspects of the theme.
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ロンドン郊外の、どこにでもありそうな平凡な街角、ある晩不思議なことがおこる。そして額に稲妻形の傷跡を持つ赤ん坊が、一軒の家の前にそっと置かれる。この家の平凡なマグルのおじ、おばに育てられ、同い年のいとこにいじめられながら、その子、ハリー・ポッターは何も知らずに11歳の誕生日を迎える。突然その誕生日に手紙が届く。魔法学校への入学許可証だった。キングズ・クロス駅の９と３／４番線から魔法学校行きの汽車が出る。ハリーを待ち受けていたのは、夢と、冒険、友情、そして自分の生い立ちをめぐるミステリー。ハリーはなぜ魔法界で知らぬものが無いほど有名なのか？ 額の傷跡は？ 自分でも気づかなかった魔法の力が次々と引き出されてゆく。そして邪悪な魔法使いヴォルデモートとの運命の対決。
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Bulgarian
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Хари обърна плика с разтреперана ръка и видя печат от червен восък с герб: голяма буква „Х", заобиколена от лъв, орел, язовец и змия.
Хари Потър все още не е чувал нищо за Хогуортс, когато писмата започват да падат върху изтривалката пред къщата на улица...
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Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.
"Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility. All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible...
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Harry Potter volume 1
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Español
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Harry vive con sus horribles tíos y el insorportable primo Dudley, hasta que su ingreso en el Colegio Hogwarts de Magia y Hechicería cambia su vida para siempre. Allí aprenderá trucos y encantamientos fabulosos, y hará un puñado de buenos amigos ... aunque también algunos temibles enemigos. Y, sobre todo, conocerá los secretos que lo ayudarán a cumplir con su destino.
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Harry Potter volume 1
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Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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Harry Potter, an orphaned child that has spent the first ten years of his life living under the stairs of his aunt and uncle's house, is invited to join the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He learns his destiny lies in the realm of magic and fantasy.
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Kids Can Press Ltd
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2013
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English
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From Buddha and Muhammad to King and Mandela, from the discovery of fire to the invention of the World Wide Web, and from Romeo and Juliet to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, this is a thorough and thoroughly entertaining compendium of important people and events.
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Experience the magic again with this chronicle of the young wizard who took the world by storm! From the moment that J. K. Rowling conceived the idea of Harry Potter during a train ride, until the 1997 UK publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, The Making of the Potterverse tells the history of one of today's most beloved sagas-in print, on screen, and in real life as waves of Pottermania swept fans young and old. Covering the phenomenon...
12) Second Best
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Gallic Books
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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'It's about time British readers discovered the wit and originality of David Foenkinos' Jonathan Coe, author of Bournville
A magical imagining of the fate of a fictional boy whose life is shaped forever when he loses out on the role of Harry Potter.
It's 1999. Martin Hill is ten years old, crazy about Arsenal and has a minor crush on a girl named Betty. Then he makes it to the final two in the casting for Harry
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Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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2016.
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English
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From the epic of Gilgamesh, almost two thousand years BCE, to the modern fantasies of Stephen King's Dark Tower series and J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter, authors have created fictional realms that have captivated audiences. Miller has guided a team of writers to unlock the mysteries and meanings of nearly 100 fantastical lands. The essays explore the contemporary events and circumstances that influenced each work, and examine how elements of the author's...
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