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Longest Books

Below is a list of the Longest books by number of words starting from the longest books.

Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
Age: 8+
Year: 1964
Pages: 336
Word count: 57,648
A Separate Peace
by John Knowles
Age: 15+
Year: 1959
Pages: 204
Word count: 56,787
As I Lay Dying
by William Faulkner
Age: 14+
Year: 1930
Word count: 56,695
How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk
by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
Age: 18+
Year: 2005
Pages: 203
Word count: 56,000
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman
Age: 18+
Year: 2013
Pages: 256
Word count: 55,000
English Grammar in Use
by Raymond Murphy
Age: 6+
Year: 1985
Pages: 391
Word count: 55,000
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The Hours
by Michael Cunningham
Age: 15+
Year: 1998
Word count: 54,243
And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie
Age: 16+
Year: 1939
Pages: 272
Word count: 52,656
Sales (millions): 100
The Epic of Gilgamesh
by Anonymous
Age: 18+
Year: -2100
Pages: 128
Word count: 52,486
The Notebook
by Nicholas Sparks
Age: 14+
Year: 1996
Pages: 272
Word count: 52,321
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
by Paulo Freire
Age: 18+
Year: 1968
Pages: 183
Word count: 50,840
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A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L’Engle
Age: 9+
Year: 1962
Word count: 49,965
Sales (millions): 14
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
Age: 15+
Year: 1969
Pages: 183
Word count: 49,459
The Outsiders
by S. E. Hinton
Age: 12+
Year: 1967
Pages: 224
Word count: 48,523
Sales (millions): 13
The 5 Love Languages
by Gary Chapman
Age: 18+
Year: 2013
Word count: 47,585
Unique word count: 3,935
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Peter Pan
by J.M. Barrie
Age: 8+
Year: 1911
Word count: 47,232
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Age: 14+
Year: 1925
Word count: 47,094
Sales (millions): 25
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
Age: 12+
Year: 1979
Pages: 224
Word count: 46,974
Sales (millions): 14
The Red Badge of Courage
by Stephen Crane
Age: 11+
Year: 1895
Word count: 45,974
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
Age: 13+
Year: 1953
Word count: 45,910

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See also:
Classic Children Books
Classic School Age Children Books
Classic Books for Teenagers
Classic Children Books by Age
Best-selling Books of All Time
The Benefits of Reading for Kids
Why Learn English Language?
Shortest Books
Shortest Books (unique words)
Longest Books
Best way to learn English
How NOT to Learn English!
CVC Words
What you need to know to learn a new language?
Why I forget what I learned?
Vocabulary Size
More...

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