If youre into classical literature, then daniel defoes the fortunes and misfortunes of moll flanders who was born in newgate, and during a life of continud. The full book title contains 3777 words and reads as follows. Dr subramonian, principal, dr r v arts and science college, karamadai, about 25 km from coimbatore, has written a book about daniel radcliffe, the young actor, who gave life to j k rowlings character harry. Spanish mackerel, spearfish, speckled trout, spiderfish, spikefish. Books with really long titles 1412 books goodreads. Top 10 longest novels in the english language 10 infinite jest david foster wallace. Whats the weirdest book title and the longest book title youve seen. Clam worm, seamouse, lugworm, megascolex, tubifex, pheretima, freshwater leech, marine leech, land leech. A rough way to count words in an english language text is to assume that a standard. The longest title of a book consists of 26,021 characters, and was achieved by vityala yethindra india in bishkek, kyrgyzstan, on 20 march 2019.
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The problem is that once someone removes duplicates, it can change which edition is listed to the most popular edition, and which is often a shortened version of the title. Over the years, there has been some controversy over what constitutes the worlds longest novel. It is supposedly the worlds longest published novel in english at 2. The longest word in the english language leaving literature to one side for a moment is. The title translates to remembrance of things past. The longest title of a book consists of 26,021 characters, and was. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. By the end of the 19th century, no book in english literary history had enjoyed more editions, spinoffs and translations. Whats the longest word ever to appear in literature. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page. If that subtitle is key, a shorter main title may qualify.
Add your favorite books that have titles that have at least six words, not counting. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate. The second part of his work won international awards as soon as it was published and with them, an international reputation. The title has been written by nepals srijan timilsina in kathmandu and contains 1809 words including 11284. Crusoes world famous novel is a complex literary confection, and it. The worlds longest book title is the history of the wars of newengland with the eastern indians, or a narrative of their continued perfidy and cruelty, from the 10th of august, 1703, to the peace renewed th of july, 17, and from the 25th of july, 1722, to their submission 15th december, 1725, which was ratified august 5th, 1726m by samuel penhallow. Bonus points if you actually understood what you were reading. Proust produced the first volume of his volume masterpiece in 1912 it was first published in 19. The longest title of a book consists of 26,021 characters, and was achieved by vityala yethindra india in bishkek, kyrgyzstan, on 20 march. Of all the books ever published, which one has the longest. Weeds in a changing world british crop protection council. The neverending quest for artisanal olive oil, and other first world problems.
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