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Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis by J. K. Rowling, Peter Needham is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

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Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis; Caput Primum; Puer qui Vixit; 'Dominus et Domina Dursley, qui vivebant in aedibus Gestationis Ligustrorum numero quattor signatis...' this opening, also known as 'Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive...' has become one of the most read opening chapters in the world. Newly translated into Latin for the first time, this is following in the steps of other great children's classics, including Winnie the Pooh (winnie ille pu) and Paddington Bear (ursus nomine paddington). The huge task of translating into Latin (most translations are done from Latin) has been undertaken by Peter Needham, who taught Latin at Eton for over 30 years. James Morwood, of Oxford University, has said of the translation, 'The translation is great stuff. It is accurate and fluent, but it is much more than that. It has been carried off with wit, inventiveness, sensitivity and panache. I find it impossible to think of its being better done.'

Who reads Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis?

Author

J. K. Rowling, Peter Needham

Publisher

Bloomsbury UK

Published

2003

Language

LA

ISBN

9780747561965

Category

children's

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Language Learning

Rating

4.8 / 5 (550 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14