J.K. Rowling: The tales of Beedle the Bard (2008)
English language
Published Oct. 10, 2008
The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a book of children's stories by the author J. K. Rowling. There is a storybook of the same name mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the last book of the Harry Potter series.The book was originally produced in a limited edition of only seven copies, each handwritten and illustrated by J. K. Rowling. One of them was offered for auction through Sotheby's in late 2007 and was expected to sell for £50,000 (US$77,000, €69,000); ultimately it was bought for £1.95 million ($3 million, €2.7 million) by Amazon, making the selling price the highest achieved at auction for a modern literary manuscript. The money earned at the auction of the book was donated to The Children's Voice charity campaign.The book was published for the general public on 4 December 2008, with the proceeds going to the Children's High Level Group (renamed Lumos …
The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a book of children's stories by the author J. K. Rowling. There is a storybook of the same name mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the last book of the Harry Potter series.The book was originally produced in a limited edition of only seven copies, each handwritten and illustrated by J. K. Rowling. One of them was offered for auction through Sotheby's in late 2007 and was expected to sell for £50,000 (US$77,000, €69,000); ultimately it was bought for £1.95 million ($3 million, €2.7 million) by Amazon, making the selling price the highest achieved at auction for a modern literary manuscript. The money earned at the auction of the book was donated to The Children's Voice charity campaign.The book was published for the general public on 4 December 2008, with the proceeds going to the Children's High Level Group (renamed Lumos in 2010).
Fun listen, especially with the cast in the audio book. Slice of life in the Harry Potter world. I enjoyed the asides more than the stories.
Interesting stories, but for me the English used was a bit too difficult when it comes to the notes of Albus Dumbledore. I had a hard time understanding.
Étant fan de Harry Potter je ne pouvais passer à côté de ce petit bonus. Ça se lit vite, c’est mignon, plein d’humour, les commentaires de Dumbledore pour chaque conte sont certainement plus amusants que les contes eux-mêmes, assez simplistes et pas franchement révolutionnaires. À lire pour ce que c’est, un supplément anecdotique à la série, pour compléter la collection, et faire une bonne action.
