The word count figures for the other six books, in order. The very first book harry potter and the sorcerers stone is the shortest in the series. His parents are dead and hes stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. Sep 19, 2010 harry potter has ruined my summer every other year for, well, a span now. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone is about 77,500 words total. Rowling are among the most popular book series of all times among people of all ages. Place the harry potter books in order according to your favourite score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. I thought this progression of word counts for the rowling series was interesting. Harry potter complete book series special edition boxed set by j. The harry potter series is wellloved all round the world. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j.
After much toiling in excel with the equation, i finally got a result of 747 rounded to the nearest whole word, 746. Gof is the thirdlongest book, because, you know, that whole voldemort coming back thing was kind of a big deal. However, i understand that the length of twilight is unusually long for a debut novel. The hobbit has more unique words and a higher unique word density than both the silmarillion and each volume in the lord of the rings. Harry, hermione granger and the weasleys are all in gryffindor house. Word count harry potter and the philosophers stone. Jul 12, 2007 here are the number of pages in the harry potter books listed. For those who like to keep track of their reading word count or those who want to encourage their kids to read more the harry potter books series is an. Can you pick the harry potter books by word count in order from fewest to most. The word count of a book is measured by the whole books word count, not individual chapters.
Standard deviation is a little trickier, as with all of the different books to consider a weighted standard deviation would be more appropriate. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference. Characters reading harry potter books summary when a series of books are discovered detailing the first five years of harry potter s school career, dolores umbridge is excited, the teachers are worried, the students are curious, and harry potter is mortified. However, there are intelligent books in all genres, so literary fiction is really. And as you can see, it varies, depending on the story. Progressive word count in harry potter series the writers beat. Black gate articles harry potter and the tyranny of word. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets 85,141 words. The actual word count for harry potter and the sorcerers stone is 78,792 and my utility calculates 77,876. Test your knowledge on this literature quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Her popularity ensured her readers would buy any length tome she put out. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 76,944 harry potter and the chamber of secrets 85,141 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 107,253 harry potter and the goblet of fire 190,637 harry potter and the order of the phoenix 257,045. Word counts of the most popular books in the world foster grant uk. What isnt often considered is the sheer number of words a person who reads the entire series consumes.
Harry potter text analysis becoming a data analyst medium. Jun 23, 2016 ok i admit it, i put the harry potter reference in the title as link bait. Characters reading harry potter books works archive of. Also, heres another list i may swipe and add in here.
When writing a longer book that is aimed at 12yearolds and could maybe be considered tween, using the term upper middle grade is advisable. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets the harry potter. Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book. As you can see, established authors get much more flexibility when it comes to the length of their book. That left me with 66 logos word lists, each giving me every originallanguage word in a given book of the bible. Middle grade is from 20,000 55,000, depending on the subject matter and age range, and the word count of these books has been trending up in recent years. Note the us edition has more pages heres why according to one source this entry was posted on thursday, july 12th, 2007 at 1. Take a look at the word counts for each of the harry potter books. The harry potter books are young adult titles, and ya publishers generally look for manuscripts in the 50,000 to 80,000word range. Everything you need to know about novel word counts nathan. I was so bored i decided to compile the list of all of stephen kings work most of it anyway and organize it by word count, largest to smallest. Harry potter fans have read more than 1 million words, what about you. With these values, we can get a lovely normal distribution. Harry potter books philosophers stone 77,325 chamber of secrets 84,799 prisoner of azkaban 106,821 goblet of fire 190,858.
Aug 25, 2011 a short survey of wordcount lengths of popular ya and adult epic fantasy books. Harry potter and the deathly hallows, the only book with officially 2 parts. The books have been made into movies by warner bros. When added all together, the harry potter books contain 1,084,170 words. My husband is the manager in charge of coordinating all depts for the braille publishing house that has brought the last three potter books to blind kids the very same day the print volumes were released in the us. Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook. Although the word count decreases towards the end, the last two books are still longer than j. I created this list because my wordpress statistics indicate that people do web searches for this information. The harry potter books are popular, and once someone reads the first book in the series, they often end up reading the entire series. The word count range for each age level is only a guideline. I created this website to help you better gauge your books word count, because the.
The main story arc concerns harrys struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the. We could print flash cards, see which words occur most, and more. Writing towards a word count might not work for everybody, but having a rough goal in mind certainly helps me when im sketching out chapters and undertaking my first draft. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 107,253 words. How many words are there in all the harry potter books together. The average chapter word count of these novels falls within the 2,0005,000 range.
The stories tell of him overcoming dangerous obstacles to defeat the. What isn\t often considered is the sheer number of words a person who reads the entire series consumes. It was founded by godric gryffindor and the gryffindor coat of arms features a lion. Obviously, the examples under each category are above and below what is generally accepted. More to the point, any class requiring students to read the series before. All the fluff, and lots of geeky things besides, and some swearing. In any case, to see how authors use this tactic to set their pacing, we also mapped out the word count of every chapter in four famous books.
Not counting the epilogue, the shortest chapter is book 3, chapter 20 the dementors kiss at 2,018 words. Do you remember the word count of the harry potter books. Rowlings recordbreaking series began with two titles on the high end of that spectrum and finished with five that left the guidelines in the dust. Jun 26, 2018 i have found the website dogobooks to be the most useful place to check the word count of popular books for kids. If the word count of twilight is disregarded, the average. The books are wellloved all over the world because of well, magic. Harry potter harry potter glossary harry potter books. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Search for word count totals in books word counters. However, this does not necessarily mean it is more difficult to read. David foster wallace was already a name before infinite jest. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 76944 harry potter and the chamber of secrets 85141 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 107253 harry. Childrens chapter books word count age 69 word count. Rowling started with two books of relatively conventional length before she had the latitude to start busting word count limits in the harry potter series.
For the book hatchet, the actual word count is 41,672 and i give you. The first book in each series below was the authors first. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 77,325 words harry potter and the chamber of secrets 84,799 words harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 106,821 words harry potter and the goblet of fire 190,858 words. Nov 25, 2008 harry potter and the chamber of secrets 85,141 words harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 107,253 words harry potter and the goblet of fire 190,637 words harry potter and the order of the phoenix 257,045 words harry potter and the halfblood prince 168,923 harry potter and the deathly hallows approximately 198,227. How many words are there in the harry potter book series.
All of stephen kings work, ordered by word count im not sure what this quarantine has done to me. How many words are there in all harry potter books. Oct 18, 2017 in any case, to see how authors use this tactic to set their pacing, we also mapped out the word count of every chapter in four famous books. The books concern a wizard called harry potter and his journey through hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. The silmarillion and the lord of the rings both introduce many times more new concepts, characters and locations which makes them more complex. Statistics on harry potter chapter length science fiction. Rule 63always a girl, alternate universe, real life, no magic, family word count.
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