The Tales of Beedle the Bard

　　《吟遊詩人皮陀故事集》是魔法世界最著名的童話故事書，也是阿不思．鄧不利多留給妙麗．格蘭傑的遺物，其中更包含了哈利波特的最後任務，也就是毀滅佛地魔分靈體的關鍵線索。五篇故事中只有〈三兄弟的故事〉的內容曾在《哈利波特》第七集《死神的聖物》中出現，其餘四篇〈幸運泉〉、〈魔法師的毛茸茸心臟〉、〈巫師與跳跳鍋〉以及〈巴比兔迪迪和咯咯笑樹樁〉則都是直到現在才首次曝光。

　　這次推出的新版本，是由妙麗．格蘭傑翻譯自古代神秘文字的原版故事，並配上J.K.羅琳親手繪製的插圖，同時還有經由霍格華茲校長檔案室慷慨許可後所加入的鄧不利多教授對這些故事所作的獨到註解，相信所有巫師和麻瓜們都能樂在其中。

　　*本書中譯本<<吟遊詩人皮陀故事集 >>由皇冠出版

　　The Tales of Beedle the Bard have been favourite bedtime reading in wizarding households for centuries. Full of magic and trickery, these classic tales both entertain and instruct, and remain as captivating to young wizards today as they were when Beedle first put quill to parchment in the fifteenth century. There are five tales in all: 'The Tale of the Three Brothers' Harry Potter fans will know from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune', 'The Warlock's Hairy Heart', 'The Wizard and the Hopping Pot' and 'Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump' complete the collection. These narrative gems are accompanied by explanatory notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore (included by kind permission of the Hogwarts Headmaster's archive). His illuminating thoughts reveal the stories to be much more than just simple moral tales, and are sure to make Babbitty Rabbitty and the slug-belching Hopping Pot as familiar to Muggles as Snow White and Cinderella.

　　This edition of these much loved fairy tales from the wizarding world pairs J.K. Rowling's original text with gorgeous jacket art by Jonny Duddle and line illustrations throughout by Tomislav Tomic.

作者簡介

J. K. Rowling (J.K.羅琳)

　　從靠領政府救濟金度日、與女兒相依為命的單親媽媽，在《哈利波特》系列風靡全球後，一躍成為全世界最家喻戶曉、最會說故事的魔法媽媽！而豐厚的版稅和電影版權的收入，更使她成為全英國最富有的女性，甚至超越了英國女王伊莉莎白二世！

　 　《哈利波特》系列的銷量在全世界已超過三億五千萬本！而第七集完結篇一上市便再度改寫多項《哈利波特》自己所締造的歷史紀錄，例如在亞馬遜網路書店創下 預購二百二十萬本的空前天量；美國版首刷史無前例的印了一千二百萬本；英文版首賣一小時內便賣出三十萬本，平均每秒鐘超過八十本，第一天的銷售量更突破一 千一百萬本！

　　《哈利波特》不僅銷售驚人，也為羅琳贏得了無數榮譽，包括：大不列顛年度最佳作者暨最佳童書、史馬堤書卷獎金牌、惠特比 最佳童書獎、英國書商協會年度最佳作者、美國圖書館協會傑出童書獎、英國最佳暢銷書白金獎、出版家週刊年度最佳好書獎、蘇格蘭藝術會議年度最佳童書獎，以 及英國女王頒發的英國皇室傑出勛章等。她並被《時代》雜誌選為年度風雲人物，以及被美國《富比世》雜誌選為英國最具影響的女性。
　　
　　目前她和大女兒潔西卡、兒子大衛、小女兒麥肯琪，以及第二任丈夫尼爾．墨瑞定居於英國愛丁堡。

　 　J.K. Rowling is the author of the record-breaking, multi-award-winning Harry Potter novels. Loved by fans around the world, the series has sold over 450 million copies, been translated into 79 languages, and made into 8 blockbuster films. She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (in aid of Comic Relief), and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (in aid of Lumos), as well as a film script inspired by Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. In 2012, J.K. Rowling's digital company Pottermore was launched, where fans can enjoy her new writing and immerse themselves deeper in the wizarding world. J.K. Rowling has written a novel for adult readers, The Casual Vacancy, and also writes crime novels under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. As well as receiving an OBE for services to children's literature, she has received many awards and honours, including France's Légion d'honneur and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.