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Login Home Literature Novels & Short Stories Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone work by Rowling WRITTEN BY Patricia Bauer See All Contributors Assistant Editor, Encyclopaedia Britannica. She has a B.A. with a double major in Spanish and in theatre arts from Ripon College. She previously worked on the Britannica Book of the Year and was a member... See Article History Alternative Title: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” ARTICLE CONTENTS Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone , also called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone , the first novel in the immensely popular Harry Potter series by British writer J.K. Rowling . It was first published in Britain in 1997 and appeared in the United States the following year under the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone . The book’s imaginative story line about a boy wizard made it an enduring hit with both children and adults. Hary Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (From left) Daniel Radcliffe, Ru