What is the first Harry Potter novel by J.K. Rowling called in its original British edition?

The first British Harry Potter novel is called Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

Bloomsbury published the book in the United Kingdom on 26 June 1997. It introduces Harry, Hogwarts, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and the conflict with Lord Voldemort. The novel was Rowling’s debut, although she had begun planning the story years earlier.

For the United States edition, Scholastic changed the title to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The change was made because the publisher believed “sorcerer” would be more immediately understandable and appealing to American readers. The story itself is substantially the same, but the title difference is a frequent source of confusion.

“Philosopher’s Stone” refers to the legendary substance associated with alchemy. In the novel, it is connected with Nicholas Flamel and the possibility of producing the Elixir of Life.