The 25 most challenging books you will ever read if youve made it all the way through any of these, give yourself a pat on the back. By the end of the 19th century, no book in english literary history had enjoyed more editions, spinoffs and translations. Over the years, there has been some controversy over what constitutes the worlds longest novel. The title translates to remembrance of things past. The full book title contains 3777 words and reads as follows. Whats the longest word ever to appear in literature. Whats the weirdest book title and the longest book title youve seen. It is supposedly the worlds longest published novel in english at 2. Clam worm, seamouse, lugworm, megascolex, tubifex, pheretima, freshwater leech, marine leech, land leech. 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. Of all the books ever published, which one has the longest. Add your favorite books that have titles that have at least six words, not counting.
But savoring a book of, say, 800 pages or longer is a project. The longest word in the english language leaving literature to one side for a moment is. Though often compared to war and peace, the longsuppressed world war ii novel has more in. Crusoes world famous novel is a complex literary confection, and it. Regretting what i said to you when you called me 11. 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. Bonus points if you actually understood what you were reading. The longest title of a book consists of 26,021 characters, and was achieved by vityala yethindra india in bishkek, kyrgyzstan, on 20 march. Spanish mackerel, spearfish, speckled trout, spiderfish, spikefish. Count, the neverending quest for artisanal olive oil, and other first world problems. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page. The weirdest and the longest book title mobileread forums. A rough way to count words in an english language text is to assume that a standard.
Books with really long titles 1412 books goodreads. 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. What is the longest title of any bestselling book in english. 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. Dont judge a book by its cover the longestever book title belongs to nigel tomm. The longest english words to ever appear in literature huffpost. The great english novelist, here at his most grownup, doesnt do. The title has been written by nepals srijan timilsina in kathmandu and contains 1809 words including 11284.
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. If that subtitle is key, a shorter main title may qualify. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate. According to the guinness book of world records, the book with the longest title in the world contains 5,820 characters 1,022 words. Top 10 longest novels in the english language 10 infinite jest david foster wallace. A glorious mess in a career of glorious messes, pynchons longest and. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. The second part of his work won international awards as soon as it was published and with them, an international reputation. Weeds in a changing world british crop protection council. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. All well say here is that this title and the long word in it reflect the scatological. The neverending quest for artisanal olive oil, and other first world problems. Seeking an entry in the guinness book of world records, a college principal on monday released a book with the longest title of.