princess 1,712 Report post Posted August 12, 2003 More Folks Wild About Harry Than HamletSTEPHEN M. SILVERMANpeople.com<strong>Even though there are no Cliff's Notes for "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," the boy wizard's adventures are better known to English readers than Shakespeare's "Hamlet," according to a British poll reported by the BBC.</strong>While 66 percent of those polled were able to recite the plot of J.K. Rowling 's "Sorcerer's Stone" <strong>(called "Philosopher's Stone" in the British edition</strong>), only 28 percent were able to describe the great Elizabethan drama -- or remember that the usually vacillating Hamlet had planned to kill his uncle, the polls reveals.In other literary matters, 51 percent of the readers polled by Britain's Amazon.com were not aware that Mr. Darcy is a character in Jane Austen's classic "Pride and Prejudice," while 28 percent though he was an invention of author Helen Fielding for her novel "Bridget Jones's Diary."Nearly half of the people polled also admitted that one of the major barriers to a well-rounded cultural education was simply knowing where to start Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 0 Report post Posted August 12, 2003 The only reason I know anything about Hamlet or Mr. Darcy is because of Keanu and Mr. Firth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cydonia 0 Report post Posted August 12, 2003 If anyone gets a chance to see the A&E miniseries of Pride and Prejudice with Mr. Firth - see it! I absolutely loved it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 0 Report post Posted September 23, 2003 From Yahoo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 0 Report post Posted September 23, 2003 Here's one with a woman. Not sure what it says at the bottom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted September 24, 2003 Very odd that they decided now to start targeting older audience... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BiteMeAngel 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2003 Ooo. Those are cute print ads for adults. Where are they running them? I haven't seen any. Is it not for the US? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2003 from yahoo.com:</p><p> </p><p><img src='http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20031029/capt.sge.ubp18.291003140003.photo00.default-384x271.jpg' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></p><p>"Jackie" the dog and Nikaela Straus take a page from the "Harry Potter" books at the 13th annual Dog Halloween Parade in Tompkins Square Park in New York City(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BiteMeAngel 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2003 That may well be the cutest damn picture I've ever seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted November 4, 2003 <strong>Rowling Highest Earning Author Ever</strong>imdb.comJK Rowling is the highest earning author ever, according to the new Sunday Times Pay List - which claims she made a massive $200 million in the past year. The Scottish Harry Potter creator - who was the highest woman earner, and the fifth highest overall, in the respected British list - eclipses billion-selling writers such as Agatha Christie as the highest earning author in history. The Pay List's author Philip Beresford says, "She is a money-making machine. The temptation to keep writing after she has finished the last of her seven planned Potter adventures must be irresistible. She could be the first billionaire author in history."<em>You guys think she'll start another series after Potter??</em> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2003 i really wish she'd give us back stories on the older Potter characters. I'd love to know about the lives of Sirius, James and Lily, Dumbledore, Hagrid, the Weasley's, etc... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted November 5, 2003 There's a thought - continue reading about the same world she created, just center on a different character. She still pretty firm that once Harry graduates no more Potter books, or do you think she's wavering?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted January 12, 2004 I just read the first book, loved it! On to book number 2! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2004 <blockquote data-ipsQuote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="princess" data-cite="princess"><div><p>I just read the first book, loved it! On to book number 2!</p></div></blockquote>They only get better! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted January 20, 2004 EOnline.com COLLECTOR'S ITEM: A draft of the first Harry Potter book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which incorrectly identifies the author as J.A. Rowling, was sold at an auction Monday for $2,642.<em>Just finished book #2. </em> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted February 8, 2004 Finished Book Number Four last night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2004 <blockquote data-ipsQuote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="princess" data-cite="princess"><div><p>Finished Book Number Four last night.</p></div></blockquote>Wow! You read 2, 3 and 4 in a month! They're good, aren't they? I'm listening to them again to and from work, just started book 4 a couple days ago. I think I've almost got them memorized. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted February 14, 2004 Coming down the home stretch of book number five. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted February 26, 2004 Finished book 5 by the way. I'm ready for 6 now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2004 <blockquote data-ipsQuote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="princess" data-cite="princess"><div><p><p>Finished book 5 by the way. I'm ready for 6 now. </p></p></div></blockquote>Me too! I've been listening to the series again, just started book 5. I don't think I'll ever get tired of listening to them. What do you think is going to happen in book 6? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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princess 1,712 Report post Posted March 4, 2004 EOnline.com NEVER SAY NEVER: Harry Potter author <strong>J.K. Rowling not ruling out the possibility of writing more Potter books after the seventh, and previously believed to be final, installment</strong>.<em>Well of course she'd never say never, but....</em> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted March 5, 2004 Rowling: "I May Write an Eighth Potter Book"imdb.comHarry Potter creator JK Rowling has hinted she may write an eight installment of the boy wizard's adventures. The British author has always insisted she will lay down her pen after inking the seventh Harry Potter novel, which promises to conclude his time at magical boarding school Hogwarts. But Rowling, who is currently working on book number six, says she may lay the franchise to rest - <strong>after a final installment about Harry as an adult. When asked on an internet web chat if she would write about a grown-up Harry, Rowling replied, "Probably not. But I'll never say never because every time I do I immediately break the vow."</strong> But the novelist - who has made an estimated $1 billion from the series, which has also spawned two Hollywood movies - kept tight-lipped about the much-anticipated release of the as-yet-unnamed book number six. She teased, "I can't say when it will be released because that's down to my publishers. But it's going really well. I am loving writing it." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2004 Go <a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/JKRWorldBookDay2004.html'>here</a> to read the transcript from the live chat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites