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07-04-2005, 10:21 AM
| | |  The girl who 'discovered' Potter
The New Zealand Herald has an article about Alice Newton, the 8-year-old daughter of Nigel Newton, the chairman of Bloomsbury. He talks about how she convinced him to publish the book. Quote:
Her agent, Christopher Little, called at Bloomsbury Publishing's cramped offices in Soho Square and gave Newton a sample to read. He took it home but, instead of settling down with it himself, handed it to Alice, then eight years old.
"She came down from her room an hour later glowing," Newton recalls, "saying, 'Dad, this is so much better than anything else.'
"She nagged and nagged me in the following months, wanting to see what came next."
The article also notes that the first Potter book is on its way to becoming the world's best-selling novel of all time.
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07-04-2005, 08:31 PM
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| | Bowtruckle
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New Berlin, WI
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WOO HOO, good for her, wow I guess without her no HP
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07-04-2005, 08:32 PM
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| | Chimaera
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pigfarts (on Mars)
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*falls to knees and bows at Alice's feet repeatedly. Begins crying and huggs Alice around the legs* We Harry Potter fanatics are forever in your debt!!! If you ever need anything you know what to do...*points to a huge spot light with a black lighting bolt(like the batman spot light)* We will come running...*continues to lightly cry* shiku-shiku....You are soooo the greatest!!!*throws arms around Alice crying like a madman*
Heehee..I kinda got a little carried away!
Matta-ne!
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07-04-2005, 08:55 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dancing with Ronald
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Wow! We sure are lucky to have her!
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07-04-2005, 09:35 PM
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| | Flobberworm
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Splinched.
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I was 8-years-old when a friend recommended it, so I can see that happening...awesome! | |
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07-04-2005, 09:45 PM
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| | Glumbumble
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: listening to music
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*bows to her* she is my hero...i love her...i dont know her....but i love her...(not like dat)
*sigh* i cant beleive how my life would be without HP (hey that rhymes!)
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07-04-2005, 11:08 PM
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| | Gnome
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: USA
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awesome. Good that she is a fan
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07-05-2005, 01:30 AM
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*spazz dance*
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Wow! I'm so happy she liked it.
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07-05-2005, 12:19 PM
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| | Faerie
Join Date: May 2005 Location: SS! day and night!
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yup,,all thanks to alice that we got to read the HP series,
and its just so great be a daughter of such a guy in a publishing company...wow...u get to read things just the way she got to !!!!!!!!!!!!
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07-05-2005, 03:22 PM
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| | Bowtruckle
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: FASHIONave
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I it wasn't for her I would be living a miserable life (JK)...... Harry Potter is the best book ever!!
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07-05-2005, 11:44 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Asking Harry to the Ball...He's thinking about it.
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To loosely quote a Weasly--We owe her so much. | |
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07-06-2005, 12:53 AM
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she started this whole thing???wooooow! thanks!
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07-06-2005, 06:27 PM
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| | Faerie
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Thats good
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07-11-2005, 02:18 AM
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| | Bowtruckle
Join Date: May 2005
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cool...thnx
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07-14-2005, 09:44 AM
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| | Flobberworm
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Why would I tell you?
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Go girl!  | |
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