Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis
Contributors: Peter Needham (Translator)
Edition: First Edition
Series: Harrius Potter (1)
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York and London
Language: lat
Translated from: eng
Translation of: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9780747561965; 9781582348254
Copyright date: 2000
Subjects: Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic; Juvenile Fiction; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction; Children: Grades 4-6; Fiction / Fantasy / General; Fiction; Magic; Schools; Wizards
First sentence: Dominus et Domina Dursley, qui vivebant in aedibus Gestationis Lingustrorum numero quattuor signatis, non sine superbia dicebant se ratione ordinaria vivendi uti neque se paenitere illius rationis.
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.'
Source: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone-latin-9780747561965/