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Longest Books

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

The Giver
by Lois Lowry
Age: 12+
Year: 1993
Pages: 240
Word count: 43,617
Sales (millions): 10
The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
Age: 8+
Year: 1961
Pages: 255
Word count: 42,156
Sales (millions): 3
Notes from Underground
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Age: 14+
Year: 1864
Pages: 136
Word count: 40,664
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Matilda
by Roald Dahl
Age: 6+
Year: 1988
Word count: 39,919
The Adventures of Pinocchio
by Carlo Collodi
Age: 8+
Year: 1883
Pages: 94
Word count: 39,180
Sales (millions): 35
Aesop’s Fables
by Aesop
Age: 6+
Year: -570
Pages: 120
Word count: 38,500
Unique word count: 4,100
Sales (millions): 80
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The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
Age: 13+
Year: 1988
Pages: 163
Word count: 38,342
Unique word count: 3,440
Sales (millions): 110
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All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things
by Robert Fulghum
Age: 14+
Year: 1986
Pages: 186
Word count: 38,000
Sales (millions): 17
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D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths
by Ingri D’Aulaire
Age: 8+
Year: 1962
Word count: 37,436
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia Book 1)
by C. S. Lewis
Age: 8+
Year: 1950
Word count: 36,363
Sales (millions): 85
The Bridges of Madison County
by Robert James Waller
Age: 18+
Year: 1992
Pages: 192
Word count: 36,000
Sales (millions): 50
Old Yeller
by Fred Gipson
Age: 10+
Year: 1956
Pages: 144
Word count: 35,968
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Age: 16+
Year: 1595
Word count: 35,226
Sales (millions): 25
Maniac Magee
by Jerry Spinelli
Age: 9+
Year: 1990
Pages: 180
Word count: 35,138
Tuesdays with Morrie
by Mitch Albom
Age: 12+
Year: 1997
Pages: 192
Word count: 34,894
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A Long Walk to Water
by Linda Sue Park
Age: 10+
Year: 2010
Pages: 128
Word count: 34,048
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From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E.L. Konigsburg
Age: 8+
Year: 1967
Pages: 176
Word count: 32,640
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
by Kate DiCamillo
Age: 7+
Year: 2003
Pages: 272
Word count: 32,375
The Prince
by Niccolٍ Machiavelli
Age: 16+
Year: 1532
Pages: 80
Word count: 32,174
Charlotte’s Web
by E.B. White
Age: 7+
Year: 1952
Word count: 31,938
Sales (millions): 50

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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
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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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