![]() Still, someone was interested and word spread. The first print run was just five hundred copies, and most of those went to libraries. They were strange days, where the Internet was still scary, mobile phones were rare, and a Game Boy Colour was the height of playground sophistication.Īnd then along came this book, quietly at first. Harry Potter appeared in the world eighteen years ago, back in 1997, a time when Tony Blair had just been elected, Princess Diana had died, and Bill Clinton had just been inaugarated for his second term. By now, most people have read this and the following books and even if you haven’t, you’ll have heard of it. ![]() I don’t even know if it’s worth giving a synopsis to this one. What is there to say about Harry Potter that hasn’t already been said? It’s the book that changed the world. ![]() “Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.” ![]()
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