• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Narrated by Stephen Fry)

  • By: J.K. Rowling
  • Narrated by: Stephen Fry
  • Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (252 ratings)

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Narrated by Stephen Fry)

By: J.K. Rowling
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
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Publisher's summary

Stephen Fry brings the richness of these magical stories to life in the original British recordings, available for the first time in the United States and Canada.

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'.

Treat your ears to a performance so rich and captivating you'll imagine yourself in the halls of Hogwarts. Wherever you listen, the unmistakable voice of Stephen Fry is guaranteed to guide you ever more deeply into this magical story and transport you to the heart of the adventure.

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!

Theme music composed by James Hannigan.

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.

©2015 J.K. Rowling (P)2024 Pottermore Publishing
About the Creator- Stephen Fry

About the Performer

Stephen Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director, and all-around national treasure.
Notable acting roles include his award-winning performance in Wilde, his iconic projects with Hugh Laurie such as A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Jeeves and Wooster, and Blackadder, and his memorable turns in blockbuster projects V for Vendetta, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, and The Hobbit series.
His recent television credits include The Dropout for Hulu and The Sandman for Netflix. He can next be seen in the Netflix project Everything Now and season 3 of Apple’s The Morning Show.
Stephen recently wrapped shooting the European feature film Iron Box opposite Lena Dunham, directed by Julia Von Heinz.
As a proudly out gay man, he leads the award-winning Stephen Fry: Out There, which documents the lives of lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender people around the world as part of his thirty-year advocacy of the rights of the LGBT community.

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The Only Way to Listen to Harry Potter

Stephen Fry’s voice is like butter. Alan Dale’s narration is fine, but nothing compares with Fry’s classic performance of these classic books. I’m so glad Audible has finally made them available!

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the best fantasy series in a hundred years

Outstanding, one of the best series all time. The books outshine the movies - cannot recommend them enough! Stephen Fry's narration is the best I've ever experienced! SO glad these were finally added to Audible!

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What a narration

I must say I have listened to the Harry Potter books many times originally I started off in YouTube with certain narrators it would pop up people who would pirate the books and then I moved on the gym Dale because that was the only version available in the United States where I live and while Jim Dale is amazing There are some things in his performance that are lacking and now with this version I’ve been looking for this for years, trying to find a way to get it maybe even pirates it whatever I had to do I must say Stephen Fry is the man. This is the best narration I’ve heard of Harry Potter and it brought the store to life in a way that I didn’t think possible I will say this, if you are arguing between without a doubt, Jim Dale is amazing but Stephen Fry better and now I am moving onto the next novel in the series

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I'm so happy!

I am so happy that the Stephen Fry readings of the Harry Potter books are now available on Audible in the United States. I get a lot of pleasure from and admire the quality of Stephen Fry's audiobook performances. Harry Potter and Stephen Fry are a great combination. With this said I do want to say that I have enjoyed multiple listenings of the Dale Hill performances. There is nothing wrong with them at all. But Stephen Fry readings are always particularly good. I snapped the first three up as soon as I saw the advertisement that they are available. I have wanted to find out what Fry's version would sound like and it doesn't disappoint. I am totally happy with volume one and will now continue on to volume two.

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Finally! Fry narrates. Now I have to buy all the books again

I have loved this series for decades but always wanted the Stephen Fry version to the point I considered a VPN.

I have bought and listened to all of the books with Jim Dale’s narration. While Dale is an incredible performer, Fry might be my all time favorite.

Thankful to have the opportunity to listen but I wish I didn’t have to spend another seven credits and could just trade the Dale versions for Fry. If it were any other narrator I wouldn’t splurge but Stephen Fry could read me my car manual and I would listen to the whole thing.

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Listening to a different book

I’ve been a fan for years and have listened over and over again to the audio books. I am amazed at how different the story is. So much more life in the story with this narrator.

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Beautiful narration

I still love Jim Dale but this is brilliant as well. Nothing else needs to be said about the story. - Laura Hall

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Excellent reading by Stephen Fry!!!

I felt like I was watching the movie as I listened to Stephen Fry read Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone!

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classic story, great narration

I've been a Harry Potter fan since a young age, and Stephen Fry is always gold. it's a kid's story but a guilty pleasure as an adult too.

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Awesome NARRATOR!

I HAVE THIS BOOK IN HARD COPY! On audible with a different narrator. And now I have this new AUDIOBOOK WITH STEPHEN FRY AS NARRATOR! AND LET ME TELL YOU JUST HOW MUCH BETTER THE STORY COMES ALIVE WITH HIM READING IT TO YOU! I AM A HUGH HP FAN GO TO UNIVERSAL AS MUCH AS IM ABLE TO! BOUGHT DOUBLE BOOKS WHEN THEY CAME OUT SO BOTH MYSELF AND SON COULD READ THEM AT THE SAME TIME! BECAUSE NEITHER OF US COULD WAIT ONE MORE DAY!

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