Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman 'most ordered since Harry Potter'

Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman has become the most pre-ordered title on Amazon since the final Harry Potter book, the online retailer has said.

The opening chapter of the highly-anticipated novel by the reclusive author of To Kill A Mockingbird was published for the first time on Friday.

The chapter ran on The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian websites.

The novel, which is currently the number one best-seller on Amazon.com, is due to be published on 14 July.

Amazon did not give any figures for pre-orders, but publisher HarperCollins said it had ordered an initial US print run of two million.

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