The first manuscript of HarryPotter and the Philosopher’s Stone was produced by JK Rowling while sitting in small cafes around Edinburgh. She lived here with her daughter, and they survived off of government benefits.
Excited about the work, Rowling bound it up into a folder and sent it off to a publishing agent whom she believed could bring it to the rest of the world. Rowling tells of how she was sent back nothing but a slip that read that the agent’s list was full and they were not interested in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
The manuscript was rejected a total of 12 times by different publishing houses. It was eventually Bloomsbury who saw the magic that the novel held and agreed to move forward with publication.
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