ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the USA) was published in 1997 and, since then, the seven-book-series has gone on to break all kinds of records, selling over 500 million copies worldwide.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997; also published as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone), was released under the name J.K. Rowling. (Her publisher recommended a gender-neutral pen name; born Joanne Rowling, she used J.K., adding the middle name Kathleen.)

Detailed explanation-3: -First 3 titles in the Harry Potter series: The Sorcerer’s Stone; The Prisoner of Azkaban; and The Chamber of Secrets.

Detailed explanation-4: -First line: “The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive.” This opening brings us back to Privet Drive and the world of the Dursley family.