JK
Rowling Reveals Beedle Stories
12/12/07
Harry Potter
creator J.K. Rowling has premiered her first collection of stories since
her best-selling boy wizard series.
The world famous author has hand-written and illustrated just seven
copies of the Tales Of Beedle The Bard - first mentioned in Harry Potter
And The Deathly Hallows - and gave a reading from them in London on Monday
night (10Dec07).
One will be sold to raise money for her Children's Voice charity at an
auction at Sotheby's in London later this week (beg10Dec07), and the
others will be given as gifts.
A dedication written in the front of the book explains: "Six of
these books have been given to those most closely connected to the Harry
Potter books during the last 17 years.
"This seventh copy will be auctioned; the proceeds to help institutionalized
children who are in desperate need of a voice. So to whoever now owns this
book, thank you - and fair fortune be yours!"