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| Author | J. K. Rowling (credited as Kennilworthy Whisp) |
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| Cover artist | Richard Horne |
| Series | Harry Potter |
| Genre | Fantasy |
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Publication date | 12 March 2001 |
| Pages | 56 |
| ISBN | 978-1338340563 |
Quidditch Through the Ages is a 2001 book written by British authorJ. K. Rowling using the pseudonym of Kennilworthy Whisp aboutQuidditch in theHarry Potter universe. It purports to be theHogwarts library's copy of the non-fiction book of the same name mentioned in several novels of theHarry Potter series.
The book benefits theBBC affiliated charityComic Relief. Over 80% of the cover price of each book sold goes directly to poor children in various places around the world.
In 2001, Rowling penned two companion books to theHarry Potter series,Quidditch Through the Ages andFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, for British charity and offshoot of Live Aid, Comic Relief[1] with all of her royalties going to the charity. As of July 2008, the books combined are estimated to have earned over $30 million for Comic Relief.[2] The two books have since been made available in hardcover.
The book was recorded as an unabridged audiobook in 2018 and read byAndrew Lincoln. TheAudible version of the audiobook also includes over an hour and a half of bonus content. This includes the history of theQuidditch World Cup – written forPottermore byJ. K. Rowling in 2014 – narrated by Andrew Lincoln, and theDaily Prophet's coverage of the2014 Quidditch World Cup – also written by J. K. Rowling – narrated by Imogen Church (in the character ofGinny Potter) andAnnette Badland (asRita Skeeter).
In 2019, the American Library Association named it one of the top ten Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults.[3]
Within the fictional world ofHarry Potter,Quidditch Through the Ages is written by Kennilworthy Whisp, a renownedQuidditch expert.[4]
In both the fictional and real-world it is the definitive handbook on the history and intricacies of the game. It also serves as a catalogue of the many British Quidditch teams. WhenSeverus Snape caughtHarry outside the school with this book inHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, he invented the rule that no library books were allowed outside the school and confiscated it.
In theHarry Potter universe,Kennilworthy Whisp is a Quidditch expert and fanatic who has written many books about the sport. He lives inNottinghamshire, where he divides his time with "wherever the Wigtown Wanderers are playing this week." His hobbies include backgammon, vegetarian cookery, and collecting vintagebroomsticks. According to Whisp, the Firebolt/Nimbus 2000 is the best broomstick.
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