num_pages: 249
description: 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.'-bloomsbury.com
language: Latin
title: Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis
titlecomplete: Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis
characters: Albus Dumbledore, Dean Thomas, Neville Longbottom, Parvati Patil, Pomona Sprout, Rolanda Hooch, Quirinus Quirrell, Draco Malfoy, Lavender Brown, Poppy Pomfrey, Percy Weasley, Lord Voldemort, Molly Weasley, Ron Weasley, George Weasley, Dudley Dursley, Dedalus Diggle, Fred Weasley, Lily Potter, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Rubeus Hagrid, Minerva McGonagall, Katie Bell, Severus Snape, Filius Flitwick, Petunia Dursley, Garrick Ollivander, Vernon Dursley, James Potter, Seamus Finnigan, Oliver Wood
genres: Middle Grade, Audiobook, Childrens, Novels, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Magic, Classics, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 9550285
places: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, London, England
series: Harry Potter
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name: British Book Award
category: Children's Book of the Year, awardedAt: 1483257600000
name: Kate Greenaway Medal, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury
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name: American Booksellers Book Of The Year  Award
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name: Audie Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA)
category: Younger Readers, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: South Carolina Book Award
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name: Grand Canyon Reader Award
category: Teen Book, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Charlotte Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Nene Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Blue Hen Book Award
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name: Nevada Young Readers' Award
category: Young Reader Category, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Golden Archer Award
category: Middle/Junior High, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Indian Paintbrush Book Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Hotze de Roosprijs, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
category: 9–11 years, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Kinderboekwinkelprijs, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Parenting Book of the Year Award, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: North East Teenage Book Award, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Specsavers National Book Award
category: Children's Book of the Year, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Washington State Sasquatch Award, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser
category: Kinderbuch, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Carnegie Medal, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Premi Protagonista Jove
category: Categoria 12-13 anys
publisher: Bloomsbury