Harry Potter lovers around the world may want to thank Alice Newton. She was eight years old when her father brought home a manuscript for her to read. At the time, he was working for Bloomsbury Publishing. After reading the manuscript, Alice wrote a note to her father: “The excitement in this book made me feel warm inside,” she wrote. “I think it is probably one of the best books an 8 or 9 year old could read.” Based in part on Alice’s comments, Bloomsbury went on to publish Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Alice’s note to her father is part of the British Library’s new exhibition, Harry Potter: A History of Magic. It celebrates the 20th anniversary of the publication of J.K. Rowling’s first book about Harry and his friends at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Title: Harry Potter Exhibit Opens at British Library
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/HP_library.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Harry Potter Exhibit Opens at British Library' data-article-id='2695'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7750'>Harry Potter lovers around the world may want to thank Alice Newton.</span> <span data-start-time='7750' data-end-time='16063'>She was eight years old when her father brought home a manuscript for her to read.</span> <span data-start-time='16063' data-end-time='22063'>At the time, he was working for Bloomsbury Publishing.</span> <span data-start-time='22063' data-end-time='28313'>After reading the manuscript, Alice wrote a note to her father:</span> <span data-start-time='28313' data-end-time='34458'>“The excitement in this book made me feel warm inside,” she wrote.</span> <span data-start-time='34458' data-end-time='42375'>“I think it is probably one of the best books an 8 or 9 year old could read.”</span> <span data-start-time='42375' data-end-time='53563'>Based in part on Alice’s comments, Bloomsbury went on to publish Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.</span> <span data-start-time='53563' data-end-time='65438'>Alice’s note to her father is part of the British Library’s new exhibition, Harry Potter: A History of Magic.</span> <span data-start-time='65438' data-end-time='80979'>It celebrates the 20th anniversary of the publication of J.K. Rowling’s first book about Harry and his friends at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/HP_library.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9588 data-hint-location='22063' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/what_does_manuscript_mean.m4a'>What does manuscript mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='not yet published'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/series_of_books.m4a'><span>series of books</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/not_yet_published.m4a'><span>not yet published</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/author_guidelines.m4a'><span>author guidelines</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/publishing_credit.m4a'><span>publishing credit</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9589 data-hint-location='53563' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/what_is_the_exhibition_called.m4a'>What is the exhibition called?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='A History of Magic'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/a_wizard_handbook.m4a'><span>A Wizard Handbook</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/a_history_of_magic.m4a'><span>A History of Magic</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/school_of_witchcraft.m4a'><span>School of Witchcraft</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/the_potter_stone.m4a'><span>The Potter Stone</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9590 data-hint-location='7750' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/her_father_brought_home_a__blank_.m4a'>Her father brought home a <span class='blank'>manuscript</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='manuscript'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/puppy.m4a'><span>puppy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/magician.m4a'><span>magician</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/manuscript.m4a'><span>manuscript</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2178/stone.m4a'><span>stone</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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