crotalus_p Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 Which book holds the title of the longest novel ???? (not a collection of story's in one book but one story in one book) Marienbad My Love does not count because you can not buy it in a paper book (but you can get it as a free ebook down load) Quote
Nollaig Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 "While War and Peace, which has some 460,000 Russian and French words, has in the English translation over 560,000 words, and over 3.1 million characters; typically it is over 1400 pages as a paperback, it seems rather to be Henry Darger's novel, The Story of the Vivian Girls, which takes the cake for being the longest novel in the English language. The Bible is not a novel, but rather a series of books explaining our origins in religious and historical narrative. According to Wikipedia, the longerst novel is by Henry Darger, The Story of the Vivian Girls. This is an "illustrated fantasy novel manuscript, typed single-spaced with 15,145 pages in 10 volumes. Discovered after Darger's death, the manuscript has never been published. The total number of words has been estimated; some believe this might be the longest novel ever written. [1] The most conservative guess will put this in the million-word realm, possibly into tens of millions." Other lenghty novels --in English-- on record include L.Ron Hubbard's Mission Earth, with 1.2 million words; Samuel Richardson's Clarissa about 969,000 words; Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy 591,552 words. Seth's Suitable Boy is the longest conventional novel in English since Clarissa, and allegedly, according to a Wikipedia participant, though source is not properly cited, the longest novel in the English language published in a single volume." Quick google result there. Quote
crotalus_p Posted February 9, 2009 Author Posted February 9, 2009 It only counts if the book was published and it was done in paper in one volume, lets make this interesting what Quote
lexiepiper Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Mine would be Breaking Dawn at 754 pages Quote
BrainFreeze Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 (edited) The Swarm by Frank Schatzing is the longest book I have on my book shelf. It's got 881 pages - I've not read it (yet) but my other half has. Edited February 10, 2009 by BrainFreeze Felt bad for my laziness so I got up to find it and see how many pages it has. Quote
BookBee8 Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Mine would be Breaking Dawn at 754 pages Snap! Quote
Andaira Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 I'm a bit torn between Forever Amber, by Kathleen Winsor (976pp), and Memoirs of Cleopatra, by Margaret George (976pp). I just realized how freaky the coincidence is . Quote
Guest Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (Hardback) 800 pages. Had it a while now still waiting to read it. Quote
Rawr Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 IT by Stephen King is pretty long, but brilliant. I believe my edition has 1116 pages. I've read it several times Quote
frankie Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 The longest novel on my bookshelf is A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, 1271 pages. Quote
baggiesfan Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 The Stand by Stephen King was mine too just over 1400 pages. i also read It by Stephen King too. Quote
Ruth Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 The longest book I have on my shelf is The Count of Monte Cristo. I can't remember exactly how many pages it is, but it's well over 1000. Quote
Ben Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Hm, I'm not too sure about the longest on my shelves. Quote
Ceinwenn Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 I think it would be The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky 1087 pages Quote
chesilbeach Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 The longest novel on my bookshelf is A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, 1271 pages. At least, I think it is ... there are way too many shelves to go through and check. Quote
angelofboox Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 A Suitable Boy is the longest novel on my shelf too I read it a few years ago, was a nightmare to carry around because I have an all-in-one hardback copy. Phew! Quote
chesilbeach Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Me too! Great book though, and well worth the aching shoulder. Quote
Angel Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 My longest novel on my TBR shelf is Ken Follett - World Without End. A whopping 1237 pages Quote
Guest radjack Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 I think the Largest book is The Lord of the rings right? Originally it was only a one volume book... The largest in my shelf is "Os Maias" By E Quote
Cadenza Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 (edited) A book of the history of the Earth with 10,000 years on each page would be 145 miles long and take about 17,000 years to read at 1 minute per page! The things I learn in Biology... But on my bookshelf a book about London which is just under 1000 I think. Edited February 12, 2009 by Cadenza Quote
Raven Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 I think the Largest book is The Lord of the rings right?Originally it was only a one volume book... I thought it was six? Quote
SueK Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 The longest book I have on my shelf is The Count of Monte Cristo. I can't remember exactly how many pages it is, but it's well over 1000. I didn't realise this book was so long..... is it a good read Ruth? I love the story ...... The longest book that sits on my shelf is the abridged version of Gulag Archipelago, not a novel but still an enthralling read. I don't know exactly how many pages but it is over 700. Quote
Nollaig Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 I have The Count Of Monte Cristo, but it's not on my shelf here so it's not the longest Quote
Tiger Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret George (my current book- taking me ages!) is 940 pages. Quote
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