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Longest Books

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

The Return of the King (LOTR Book 3)
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Age: 12+
Year: 0
Word count: 134,462
Surely you’re joking, Mr. Feynman!
by Richard P. Feynman
Age: 16+
Year: 1985
Word count: 125,037
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
Age: 18+
Year: 1965
Pages: 343
Word count: 121,890
The Odyssey
by Homer
Age: 14+
Year: -700
Word count: 121,845
Sales (millions): 45
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe
Age: 14+
Year: 1719
Pages: 198
Word count: 121,375
Sales (millions): 9
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
Age: 14+
Year: 1813
Word count: 120,697
Sales (millions): 20
On the Road
by Jack Kerouac
Age: 16+
Year: 1957
Pages: 293
Word count: 116,158
Anne of Green Gables (Anne Book 1)
by L.M. Montgomery
Age: 7+
Year: 1908
Word count: 114,355
Sales (millions): 50
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck
Age: 14+
Year: 1931
Pages: 368
Word count: 114,247
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by Ken Kesey
Age: 17+
Year: 1962
Pages: 272
Word count: 113,855
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
Age: 12+
Year: 1884
Word count: 112,737
Sales (millions): 20
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Age: 14+
Year: 1927
Word count: 111,922
Sales (millions): 60
She: A History of Adventure
by H. Rider Haggard
Age: 14+
Year: 1887
Pages: 298
Word count: 111,776
Sales (millions): 83
The Neverending Story
by Michael Ende
Age: 10+
Year: 1979
Pages: 448
Word count: 111,346
Sales (millions): 16
The Read-Aloud Handbook
by Jim Trelease
Age: 12+
Year: 1982
Pages: 350
Word count: 108,500
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Anansi Boys
by Neil Gaiman
Age: 0+
Year: 2005
Pages: 416
Word count: 108,209
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
Age: 16+
Year: 2003
Pages: 372
Word count: 107,000
Sales (millions): 10
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)
by J.K. Rowling
Age: 9+
Year: 1998
Word count: 106,821
Sales (millions): 57
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen R. Covey
Age: 14+
Year: 1989
Pages: 381
Word count: 104,750
Unique word count: 6,900
Sales (millions): 25
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Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman
Age: 13+
Year: 1996
Pages: 464
Word count: 99,383

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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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