Thickest book ever written

Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page countleading many to assume the largest and thickest book equates to its length. Kings latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. Meditations of a christian hedonist and most recently why i love the apostle paul. The thickest book according to the guinness book of world records is the complete miss marples collection by agatha christie. Sep 15, 2014 the thickest book in the world duration. King talked to time about his top 10 biggest books, reflecting on the circumstances under which they were written and the critical reception that they received. Civil war trust staff sat down with the author, trust member and longtime supporter of battlefield preservation to discuss the book. The complete miss marple, a 4,032pages long book by agatha christie is said to be the worlds thickest book. Apparently the longest book ever written was yongle dadian, an encyclopedia of the chinese ming dynasty, which had 22,937 chapters in 10,000 volumes. Tv is a charitable organized nation and heritage archive catering to the socially conscious community. It was in fact larger but the publishers managed to convince him to shed a. For 33 years, he served as pastor of bethlehem baptist church, minneapolis, minnesota.

Its official at 4,032 pages, all resting on a spine over a foot thick, the worlds thickest book is the complete miss marple. Any fan of stories that involve juicy subjects like adultery, gambling, marriage plots, and, well, russian feudalism, would instantly place anna karenina at the peak of their greatest novels list. The thickest book ever published the thickest book ever published, the complete miss marple, is 12. The best howto books ever written lifestyle updated.

We met in my first week at the old games workshop design studio in low pavement in nottingham. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. How thick was the thickest book that you have ever read. A 500 page penguin classic may be the same length as a page popular fiction book as the printing is so small, and the pages are so thin. The list of books and their page counts was supplied by kings office and refers to the american hardcover editions. The biggest mystery of all was contained in the last 36 pages. Longest fingernails on a single hand ever meet the record breakers duration. Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or characters are counted. The massive volume, a collection of the 12 novels and 20 short stories by agatha christie featuring the guileless spinster detective, was revealed to the public at a press event at foyles charing cross road bookshop in london on wednesday, may 20. Top 10 longest novels ever written there is no doubt that reading a book allows the mind to travel to distant places, learn new things or simply allow us to reflect on some of the oldest questions posed by man since the existence of mankind. Read this and have an exquisite spiritual experience. Obiwan librarian america has a very tenuous relationship with books, and literacy in general. The book is 4,032 pages and the record was officially set in 2009. A suitable boy by vikram seth which is an amazing piece of literary work and personally i consider his lifes masterpiece is simply magnanimous.

Its from matt forbeck, author of the blood bowl novels, deadlands, guild wars. The book was a conundrum over 40,000 letters covered its pages, but they were arranged in a haphazard fashion that made little sense. A quick glance at bookstagram will show you just how much these books are beloved by the reading community. Aug 07, 2017 the thickest book ever published the thickest book ever published, the complete miss marple, is 12. Greta garbo in anna karenina greta garbo in anna karenina 1935, directed by clarence brown. Original material that ive written by carlos the punisher mencia the hottest pussy i ever had by fez watley my favorite mouthwash by big a my favorite memories with my wife by anthony cumia and, not to be one to just throw everyone else under the bus.

Speaking of the fact that it was written and published 4 centuries ago, the author was a real hero, because back in time, it was very hard to even write a book, not to mention to publish it. Written by the authority on dog training, the dog whisperer, cesar millan, this is the only howto book on the topic you will ever need. This old book by fulton oursler, the greatest book ever written will make your heart so glad that you feel like a new person. He is author of more than 50 books, including desiring god. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact. Aids was spread in africa through tainted polio vaccines. Once youre done reading about the worlds longest novel, check out some of our more recent articles or have a look at our notable posts, listed in the right sidebar. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. The french novel holds the guinness book world record for the longest novel to have ever been written with all 7 volumes totalling up to 3031 pages. Probably the best very long novel of the last century, its a great american one, too, and a pure distillation of new york, from its homerun opening the shot heard round the world that won the giants the 1951 pennant to the glories and horrors of the thenpresent day, which is where that winning baseball ends up. But savoring a book of, say, 800 pages or longer is a project. Word count is a direct way to measure the length of a novel in a manner unaffected by variations of format and page size. Worlds thickest book wow pujya adharanand swami wrote such a magnificant scripture around 200 years back which is showing us the way of life and pujya guruji sadguru shri gyanjivandasji swami made it so accessible to everybody by way of lectures and making this granth in titanium and now this thickest book.

From human achievements to the extremes of the natural world, here youll find curated lists filled with some of the most incredible world records from the many thousands contained in the guinness world records database. And the author was a woman, which makes this book even more valuable, because women simply were not engaged in this sort of activities back in time. The massive volume, a collection of the 12 novels and 20 short. Mar 10, 2008 the golden compass by pullman is a great book and worth reading, but its only the first in a series of three books and you need to read them all to understand the meaning of the complex story. And thats exactly the ranking that publications like time magazine have. The civil war service of the 78th illinois volunteer infantry regiment is steve raymonds examination of the accomplishments of the 78th illinois volunteer infantry regiment. Blood meridian by cormac mccarthy probably the darkest book ive ever read, personally. The invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick 2008 i absolutely loved this book.

An example of an epistolary novel one written as a series of documents such as letters or diary entries this huge book was published in 1748, telling a tragic story of a heroine constantly set back by her family. Aug 16, 2017 a suitable boy by vikram seth which is an amazing piece of literary work and personally i consider his lifes masterpiece is simply magnanimous. The complete miss marple is a collection of 20 short stories and 12 mystery novels, by author agatha christie. This task ended up being much more complex than one would think a list of longest books. On one hand, youre here, reading these words, and only about 25% of you have to slowlymouthoutthewordsasyoureadalong. You can learn who your family is in this recap of mankinds history. The novel was written by marcel proust and is a work of epic proportion which is suited to only the sternest readers of classic literature, or to scholars who are reading the work for a particular purpose i. The bible is quite thick, and so are plenty of dictionaries, but the thickest book in the world would be the complete miss marple by agatha christie. Apr 01, 2015 freud and einstein both hailed it as a masterpiece, and kurt vonnegut claimed that everything you need to know in life is smashed down into this book. I love a long book that i can really get into, so i decided to compile a list of the longest novels ever written.

Otherwise known as the chronicle of portents and prophecies, this book was written in 1557 by the french humanist conrad lycosthenes. Of course, im not gibson, but i have written a full novel 91,000 words in two weeks. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact of. Proust began writing the novel in 1909 until his fatal illness had forced him to break off in 1922, inventing around 9. Sep 12, 2011 the bible is quite thick, and so are plenty of dictionaries, but the thickest book in the world would be the complete miss marple by agatha christie. The book is a thick one and kids may think its way too long to finish. In his usual straightforward, confident manner, cesar takes on the topic of training for the first time, by explaining the importance of balance as the foundation for a healthy relationship between you. No book that size is perfect, because excess is kind of the point. Nov 09, 2009 kings latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever.

The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes. It was death match, the third book in the blood bowl series i wrote for games workshops black library. Rtv is poised to be the one of only multimedia global network intended to build bridges and connections amongst all spiritual, africentric and indigenous ones. The worlds thickest book its official at 4,032 pages, all resting on a spine over a foot thick, the worlds thickest book is the complete miss marple. This book is the collection of the 12 novels and 20 short stories written by agatha christie. The author of the greatest letter ever written desiring god. According to guinness world records, the thickest published book measures 322 mm 12. Inside each of us is the yearning to understand, appreciate and know how to enjoy a. Also, over the course of the book, there are increasing signs that she is being stalked by a supernatural creature hell bent on killing and eating her. Thickest definition of thickest by the free dictionary. The book is entitled shree haricharitramrut sagar and is a biography of bhagwan shree swaminarayan. Normally i read a book a day, and have done so for some 25 years. In other words, not only has stephen king written some genius novels and short stories, novellas, essays, and works of criticism, but hes written a lot of them51 novels.

I know a lot of people have read thicker and longer booksnovels than i did but when i finished that 600pagedbook, it felt like an accomplishment to me. The greatest book ever written, the old testament oursler. He had just graduated from the university of michigan in ann arbor and come to britain on. What is the thickest book you ever read in your life. It may be a matter of numeric measurement, but thickest doesnt necessarially mean hardest, or even longest. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. In the middle of november of 2005, my editor emailed me and asked me how the book was coming along. Forster wrote his novel a passage to india after multiple trips to the country throughout his early life. Also, length is no measure of the difficulty in reading a book. Im not a philosophy neophyte, so i thought i knew what i was getting into, but kant essentially redefines every single term he uses, and completely rewrites the very basis of cognition. It was quite hard to make it through the whole book. Aug 30, 2009 the thickest book in the world haryubaid.

All agatha christies miss marple stories 12 novels and 20 short stories are. Apparently the longest book ever written was yongle dadian, an encyclopedia of the chinese ming dynasty, which had 22,937. Laid out like an encyclopedia, the book transcribes otherworldly happenings since the time of adam and eve. Freud and einstein both hailed it as a masterpiece, and kurt vonnegut claimed that everything you need to know in life is smashed down into this. Cant remember the title but i was on my back with a terrible case of the flu for three daze and i read the book straight through. As i did more research, i realized that there were many issues i had to take into consideration when deciding what to include on this list. If you like what you see, subscribe to our rss feed. Jan 12, 2018 stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. It is, without doubt, the most difficult thing i have ever read. Six of crows introduces us to a crew of thieves out.