The Tales of Beedle the Bard
The cover of the UK public paperback edition. | |
| Author | J. K. Rowling |
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| Illustrator | J. K. Rowling |
| Language | English |
| Series | Harry Potter |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Set in | Wizarding World |
| Publisher | Children's High Level Group, Bloomsbury Publishing |
Publication date | 4 December 2008 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 110 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-7475-9987-6 |
The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a book of fairy tales by author J. K. Rowling. There is a storybook of the same name mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final novel of the Harry Potter series.[1]
The book was originally produced in a limited edition of only seven copies, each handwritten and illustrated by J. K. Rowling.[2] 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.[3][4] The money earned at the auction of the book was donated to The Children's Voice charity campaign.[5]
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).[6][7][8]
- ^ Rowling, J. K. (2007). "The Will of Albus Dumbledore". Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
- ^ "Rare JK Rowling book fetches £2m". BBC News. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ Cleland, Gary (14 December 2007). "Amazon admits to record Harry Potter bid". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ Strange, Hannah (14 December 2007). "Amazon says it bought £2m Rowling book as "thank you"". The Times. UK. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ "Never-Before-Told Wizarding Stories by J. K. Rowling Sell at Sotheby's for £1,950,000". chlg.co.uk. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
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CHLGwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "New Harry Potter Out in December". booktrade.info. 31 July 2008. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ^ "J. K. Rowling's Children's Charity to Publish The Tales of Beedle the Bard on 4 December 2008". Scholastic Inc. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008.