JK Rowling to publish free fairy tale for children in lockdown

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Updated At : 11:43 PM May 26, 2020 IST

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London, May 26

JK Rowling will publish a fairy tale called “The Ickabog” free online so that children in lockdown can read it, with the first chapter to be published on Tuesday.

“Over 10 years ago, I wrote a stand-alone fairy tale called The Ickabog,” Rowling said.

“Until very recently, the only people who’d heard the story of The Ickabog were my two younger children.”

The Harry Potter author said the mostly handwritten manuscript had been stored in her attic until a few weeks ago.

She said she had done some rewriting in recent weeks.

“I’ve decided to publish The Ickabog for free online, so children on lockdown, or even those back at school during these strange, unsettling times, can read it or have it read to them,” she said. Reuters

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