What is the full title of J.K. Rowling’s first published novel?

J.K. Rowling’s first published novel was Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Bloomsbury published the book in the United Kingdom on 26 June 1997, introducing Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley and the wizarding world.

The novel follows Harry’s first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he learns about his magical heritage and confronts the mystery surrounding the philosopher’s stone. It became the first of seven novels in the main Harry Potter series.

Readers sometimes give the American title, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, as the answer. Scholastic changed the title for the United States edition, but “Philosopher’s Stone” is the original British title and the title used in the question. The book won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and helped establish Rowling as a major children’s author.