Longest book by pages

While a classic, i feel it could probably have done with a bit of an edit in some of the middle sections. Take a page from the book with the longest title marcel ray. The longest ride follows two couples and ends up with how their lives intertwine. This is especially true in ya fiction, where tomes are regularly ringing in at 350 or more pages, both as entries into a series and as stand alone reads.

The longest book you have ever read page 5 creative. Ive read a few other nicholas sparks books before but never has one moved me like this one has. It ranks them on word count, rather than page count which seems like a more accurate way to get an idea of length. I was using the list in order to memorize the books of the new testament, in order from shortest to longest books. How many pages are in all of the harry potter books. Take a page from the book with the longest title marcel. There are eight books longer than women and men, which. Overwhelmingly creative, nigel tomm demolishes the barrier of words and. It is supposedly the worlds longest published novel in english at 2. The count of monte cristo at 375,695 words and 1,276 pages in the penguin classics english translation is one of the longest books ive read. A true classic of world war ii history, the longest day tells the story of the massive allied invasion of normandy on june 6, 1944. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page countleading many to assume the largest and thickest book.

Publishers tend to shy away from books that long unless they have a really good reason. Rated the longest novel ever by the guinness book of world records. A student randomly selected a set of 20 novels from the local library and recorded the number of pages in each of the novels. It has been included in lists of the best books of all time. Mar 17, 2020 of my reads, frank herberts dune at 688 pages might be one of the longest, beaten by marion zimmer bradleys mists of avalon at 884 pages.

A million authors will give us a book that will run somewhere between 3 and 5 million pages in length. I used word count, not number of pages, as the measure of length, and 3. May 16, 2008 10 of the longest novels ever published. The length of the page is 100% generated by adding one line with every visitor. By scrolling the replaced lines, the 333 real lines in this section will be loaded and displayed. I own longer books, but those are collections with more works such as those from h. Nov 10, 2016 here are 11 of the longest books that are still worth your time assuming youre unwilling to read all off the longest books, anyway. No enlisted man has been held longer as a prisoner of war than airman first class william bill robinson. He spent 2,703 days in a number of north vietnamese prison. But harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest in j. Top 10 longest books in the world 2018 update articles. Urban fantasy poster boy has over 6,200 pages through 15 books, and remember, he is still growing. The title translates to remembrance of things past. Welcome to worlds longest website growing with every.

At that point, i think we can safely say that we have produced the worlds longest book. I had created a list similar to this, for the new testament books. If you got intrigued, you can search it online and read it. Cats of the clans and secrets of the clans are at a tie. The guinness world record for the longest book title belongs to vityala yethindra for his book the historical development of the heart from its formation from in all, the title contains 3,777 words and over 26,000.

Yes, it takes just about a thousand pages to describe scarletts three husbands. The 25 longest books i have ever read the hannie corner. King on king stephen king on his 10 longest novels. Length of a book is typically associated with its size. With over 100 million copies of his books sold, nicholas sparks is one of the worlds most beloved storytellers. Sep 29, 2020 marcel ray duriez, nevaeh saga is a series of books this is just book 1, angles in disguise, special edition 71 books at this time within the series as a collection with the same protagonist also the longest in book thickness with lined up book spins as one longest novel. I figured this because the book has 150 psalms, and the runnerup in chapter count would have been isaiah, with a meager 66 chaptersthats less than half of what psalms has. This is a list of the longest novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. Women and men by joseph mcelroy 850,000 words, 1192 pages. The blah story by nigel tomm 11 million words 7312 pages. How many pages are in all of the harry potter books combined and individually. I used logos bible software to find out which books are the longest, by original word count.

I just finished reading this book and it was truly a wonderful and emotional ride to read this. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. Other commentators cite henry dargers in the realms of the unreal, a 15,000 page, handwritten tome that has yet to see print. Say an author announces that his or her next book will be the longest book in the world. The longest ride by nicholas sparks, paperback barnes. Feb, 2021 take a page from the book with the longest title by commonplace fun facts on february, 2021 3 comments we have already delved into the longest sentence ever published in a book, the beloved childrens book written in response to a bet, and the shortest poem on record. Ten of the worlds longest books for reading addicts. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. How many pages are in all of the harry potter books combined. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact. Before we dive into my long list of books with long titles, lets consider some interesting stats about book titles.

Lot of reading remains though including anne lovetts the river nymph at 563 pages. Number of pages in novels 191 20 47 21 6 6 8 8 9 22 0 2 4 5 5 23 69. Welcome to worlds longest website growing with every new. I know that suitable boy and war and peace are about 1500 pages long. Even though psalms has more contributors than any other book of the bible, it turns out that two other books are much longer than psalms. The book is entitled shree haricharitramrut sagar and is a biography of bhagwan shree swaminarayan. The long list of books with long titles booklist queen. Obviously, there are plenty of great books that dont come near these massive page counts. Adrian argues that the longest book, which has 279 pages, is an outlier in this data set. Weve taken a look at the shortest books in the bible, but what about the longest book in the bible if youd asked me about it in sunday school, my answer would have been a quick, confident psalms. Proust produced the first volume of his volume masterpiece in 1912 it was first published in 19. Name the longest book you ever read and how many pages.

A glorious mess in a career of glorious messes, pynchons longest and loosest. What is the shortest and longest harry potter book. Usually books with 450500 pages or more and i dont mind a good 1,000 page book either. This book in malayalam is known as the second longest written in an.

Madison cooper, a businessman from waco, texas, hit his. Sirona, texas by madison cooper 840,000 words, 1,731 pages. Adrian argues that the longest book, which has 279. Set in a fictional world with years named after corporate sponsors, this lengthy. Aug 26, 2015 10 long books actually worth the time investment gone with the wind by margaret mitchell. A book with a million authors and a million chapters now thats a project worth getting excited about. Journalist cornelius ryan began working on the book in the mid1950s, while the memories of the dday participants were still fresh, and he spent three years interviewing dday survivors in the united states and europe. Oct 17, 2014 1 the blah story by nigel tomm the book has over 3,277,227 words which counted in pages are 7312. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact of. Nov 09, 2009 the list of books and their page counts was supplied by kings office and refers to the american hardcover editions. And i thought the stand was long its only 1168 pages. Jun 04, 2014 the 7 longest books in american history 1. Sep 19, 2014 here, he definitively answers the ageold question of how long the longest book in the world could be. Apr 15, 2020 there have been some truly massive books written over the years.

Jan 28, 2016 the guinness book of world records gives a more standard type of book the recordthey say the worlds largest book is a 2012 text on the prophet muhammad created in dubai and measuring an. The complete and uncut edition of the stand is considered to be kings longest standalone work with its 1,152 pages, surpassing kings 1,8 page novel it. Weve talked about the shortest books on the list, and now im wondering what the longest books are. Polgara the sorceress is the longest book i have read in english at 754 pages. Mar 04, 2021 i think the longest book ive ever read is probably the collected works of aristotle, 1,500 pages. Basically, i cut and paste an entire book into microsoft word, then used the word count feature. Jun 06, 2009 this task ended up being much more complex than one would think a list of longest books ever should be. Eleven of nicholas sparkss novels the choice, the longest ride, the best of me, safe haven, the lucky one, the last song, dear john, nights in rodanthe, the notebook, a walk to remember, and message in a bottle have been adapted into major motion pictures. Traditionally, artamene ou le grand cyrus, has been considered the longest novel, but has. Jun 27, 2017 perhaps we can thank harry potter for a trend over the last couple of decades in childrens and young adult literature. May 06, 2016 seay, whose book clocks in at 592 pages, picks 10 other long books worth the investment.

Though it is a whopping 2,100,000 words and, 095 pages long, in its time it was hugely popular. Once youre done reading about the worlds longest novel, check out. But savoring a book of, say, 800 pages or longer is a project. No book that size is perfect, because excess is kind of the point. It, however, isnt even close to being the longest book ever written. My french edition of harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book i. The guinness book of world records gives the honor to marcel prousts elephantine remembrance of things past, weighing in at 9,609,000 characters including spaces. Oct 02, 2014 this white wolf series stretches for 14 books with 6,095 pages. The longest australian novel ever written was in 1976 by xavier. The guinness world record for the longest book title belongs to vityala yethindra for his book the historical development of the heart from its formation from in all, the title contains 3,777 words and over 26,000 characters. People regard this as something worthy of comment, and i get that.