• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1

  • By: J.K. Rowling
  • Narrated by: Jim Dale
  • Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (192,335 ratings)

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1

By: J.K. Rowling
Narrated by: Jim Dale
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Publisher's summary

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.

©1997 J.K. Rowling (P)1999 Pottermore Limited

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  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
  • "Mr. H. Potter The Cupboard under the Stairs"
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
  • "Harry—yer a wizard!"
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
  • "The wand chooses the wizard."
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
  • "Try me on and I will tell you where you ought to be!"
J.K. Rowling - Author

About the Author

J.K. Rowling is the author of the record-breaking, multi-award-winning Harry Potter novels. Loved by fans around the world, the series has sold more than 500 million copies, been translated into 80 languages and made into eight blockbuster films.

She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos), and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (in aid of Lumos).

In 2012, J.K. Rowling's digital company and digital publisher Pottermore was launched, a place where fans can enjoy the latest news from across the wizarding world, features and original writing by J.K. Rowling.

Her first novel for adult readers, The Casual Vacancy, was published in September 2012 and adapted for TV by the BBC in 2015. J.K. Rowling also writes crime novels under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, featuring private detective Cormoran Strike. The first four novels The Cuckoo's Calling (2013), The Silkworm (2014), Career of Evil (2015) and Lethal White (2018) all topped the national and international bestseller lists. The first three have been adapted for television, produced by Brontë Film and Television.

J.K. Rowling's 2008 Harvard commencement speech was published in 2015 as an illustrated book, Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination, and sold in aid of Lumos and university-wide financial aid at Harvard.

In 2016, J.K. Rowling collaborated with writer Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany on the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two, which is now running at The Palace Theatre in London's West End and at The Lyric Theatre on Broadway.

Also in 2016, J.K. Rowling made her screenwriting debut with the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. A prequel to the Harry Potter series, this new adventure of Magizoologist Newt Scamander marked the start of a five-film series to be written by the author. The second film in the series, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was released in November 2018.

The script book of the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two was published in 2016. The original screenplays of the Fantastic Beasts films are published too: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018).

As well as receiving an OBE and Companion of Honour for services to children's literature, J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honours, including France's Légion d'Honneur and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

www.jkrowling.com

Image: Photography Debra Hurford Brown © J.K. Rowling 2018
Jim Dale - Performer

About the Performer

Few performers have had as diverse and fascinating a career as Jim Dale. Born in the small market town of Rothwell, Northamptonshire, Dale trained as a ballet dancer for six years but it was a series of stand-up performances in 1951 that put him on the map as one of Britain’s young comedians. In the 1960s, his singing and songwriting earned him an Academy Award nomination for the title theme to Georgy Girl. Dale then turned to the stage, starring in dozens of productions with the British National Theatre Company and on Broadway, including The Taming of the Shrew, Oliver!, and Candide. In 1980, his portrayal of the circus showman in Barnum won him both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award. (Over the course of his career, he’d earn four additional Tony nominations and five Drama Desk wins.)

In 2009, Dale was inducted in the American Theater Hall of Fame; five years later, his one-man-show Just Jim Dale opened in New York City to tremendous praise and critical acclaim. Audiobook fans will recognize him for his impeccable, finely tuned voice work. In the Harry Potter series alone, he has given life to hundreds of characters, expertly distinguishing every witch, wizard, house-elf, and goblin. He has captured hearts around the globe—including that of Queen Elizabeth II, who named him a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2003. In addition to the Harry Potter series, Dale has narrated other kid favorites such as The Hundred Acre Woods, Peter Pan, and Alice in Wonderland, making fantastical worlds and characters even more magical. Dale has won two Grammy Awards for his narration of the fourth and seventh Harry Potter books, 11 Audie Awards, over a dozen AudioFile Earphone Awards, and was the first to be inducted into the American Audio Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Audible Narrator Hall of Fame in 2017 and remains a much-adored and highly celebrated narrator, beloved by millions of listeners around the world.

Critic reviews

"To call Dale a 'reader' of books is like saying Monet was a Sunday painter." (Los Angeles Times)

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Prefer Stephen Fry as narrator.

Other than not having Fry as narrator and not using the English verbiage it is a classic. Listening to it after so long is like seeing an old friend.

Will likely re listen to entire series have not read them in ages!


***Listeners should have the option to choose the narrator! ****

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About time I get around to this series.

So much has been said about this, and it is my daughter's favorite. I have to say that it is actually a great deal more entertaining than I anticipated. Is it the epitome of literature? No, but this is a very entertaining and well designed story. Also, since my only prior experience with this series was the movies, it was nice to see a great deal more fleshing out of what is happening as well as getting inside the mind of Harry.

There is something here for those who, like me, have only seen the film (as is usually the case with books turned to movies). If, for some reason, you still have not given this a shot, I say do so. On to the second book.

The narration was absolutely delightful. I really enjoyed hearing Mr. Dale do what he does. It was inspiring for a newbie to the narration field.

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Love the story but...

I'm just not a fan of the narrator. He does a good job reading it but doesn't capture the humor or the voices all that well.

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oh. my. gawd.

BUY IT! you will not regret. read beautifully. read as a child. watched all the movies. & the reader for this book made it so beautiful once again for me. A1

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Love this narrator!

This narrator was amazing. Me and my boys 7 and 10 thoroughly enjoyed this book. we have watched the movies before but in an effort to encourage them to love reading we got this book on audible and they were begging to listen to more!

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Love it.

I don't know why people say they don't like Jim Dale, but I think he does a great job and I love everything about this book! Bravo.

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The Best!

I am a adamant fan of the Harry Potter Series. Jim Dale does a wonderful job narrating. I would recommend this book to any who are lovers of Harry Potter.

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Harry Potter and Jim Dale

The best stories read and performed by the best voice! Hands down the best audiobooks.

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Love the book, dislike the narrator

Would you listen to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1 again? Why?

I won't be listening the to Jim Dale versions ever again. His speech patterns annoy me. He takes strange pauses in the middle of sentences for no obvious reason, and his voices for certain characters drive me up the wall (Hermione for example).

How could the performance have been better?

Avoiding the weird pauses and better attention to character voices.

Any additional comments?

I wish Audible US would obtain the rights to the Stephen Fry narration, he's brilliant.

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overall a great story and the reader was very good

great book would recomend to anyone and is very interseting and the narroator was great

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