J.K. Rowling’s ‘Tales of Beedle the Bard’ will bring millions to charity, and joy to booksellers
J.K. Rowling’s writing career is a series of one first after another, from being the first author to hold simultaneous worldwide midnight launches to the most remarkable first of all: becoming the first billionaire storyteller. Now, after setting her normal precedent en route—highest purchase price ($4 million) for a modern literary manuscript sold at auction—Harry Potter’s creator is about to provide more millions for a children’s charity she co-founded and, incidentally, brighten Christmas for booksellers anxious about economic hard times.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard began as a plot device in the seventh and final Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In his will, murdered Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore left Hermione Granger a copy of the children’s classic—a story collection familiar to Ron Weasley but unknown to Muggle-raised Harry and Hermione. Dumbledore’s bequest gave the trio their first knowledge of the Hallows, information that would later prove crucial in the struggle against Lord Voldemort.
Written by Brian Bethune. Macleans Magazine.
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