Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies

Book by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter books
Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies
AuthorJ. K. Rowling
GenreFantasy
Price£2.99 / US$3 / €2.99 
Publication date6 September 2016
Pages72

Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies is an e-book written by J. K. Rowling, a guide to Hogwarts' teachers.[1][2][3][4][5]

Publication history

This book was released at the same time as two others Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide and Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists as a part of a series named Pottermore Presents. It was released on 6 September 2016 in several languages at the same time.[6]

Content

In this guide, the readers find information about Minerva McGonagall, Remus Lupin, Sybill Trelawney and Silvanus Kettleburn.[7][8]

Reception

Kate Samuelson of Time.com expressed that the book contained a lot of surprising and intricate details about the characters as well as insight into the history of the wizarding world and interesting revelations of Rowling’s writing regrets.[7] Some fans reacted negatively to the fact that most of the book's content had already been available for free online at Pottermore.[9][10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ "J.K. Rowling Is About to Release 3 New 'Harry Potter' Books". Time.
  2. ^ Reporters, Telegraph (6 September 2016). "JK Rowling's new Pottermore Presents ebooks: everything you need to know" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Back to Hogwarts with three new e-books from J.K. Rowling - Geek.com". geek.com. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Tre nya "Harry Potter"-böcker kan vara på gång". aftonbladet.se.
  5. ^ "There are three new Harry Potter books from JK Rowling coming". independent.co.uk. 17 August 2016.
  6. ^ "La saga Harry Potter revient avec trois séries de nouvelles consacrées à l'univers poudlarien - Journal du Geek". journaldugeek.com. 18 August 2016.
  7. ^ a b "7 Things We Learned from the New Harry Potter eBooks". Time.
  8. ^ https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/08/jk-rowling-new-harry-potter-ebooks-pottermore-presents https://archive.today/20180127223449/https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/08/jk-rowling-new-harry-potter-ebooks-pottermore-presents
  9. ^ Simpson, George (8 September 2016). "Harry Potter fan FURY as JK Rowling sells £6 eBooks that are free online". express.co.uk.
  10. ^ Vincent, Alice (6 September 2016). "JK Rowling defends new Harry Potter e-books after fans complain of charging for free writing" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  11. ^ "8 things we just learned about the 'Harry Potter' universe from J.K. Rowling's latest e-books". thisisinsider.com.
  12. ^ https://www.thebookseller.com/news/futurebook-awards-shortlists-unveiled-416551 https://archive.today/20180127223152/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/futurebook-awards-shortlists-unveiled-416551

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  • Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies at Goodreads
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