It is a guinness world record, therefore you can see the original title sorry for not including it here, but come on 11k characters. Oct 17, 2014 would you dare to start reading a book that long. Sherman for mary poppins 1964 was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. At 52 words and 305 characters, including spaces here it is. Adam smiths wealth of nations is actually titled the wealth of nations. You could probably open a dictionary, point to a random word, and have a passable title for a book i just tested this claim and got arrows, hash, and photoautotroph, but two out of three aint bad. This is actually a list of the weirdest book titles and one listing for the longest book title. If you write a book according to the usual criteria, one person may like it, the other may dislike it, but when you write ten volumes, no one will say that the book is in eight. During his career, roald dahl wrote a wide range of material, from short stories for adults to film screenplays to his wellknown childrens books. According to guinness world records, the longest veil. What is the longest book title that you have seen answers. Proust produced the first volume of his volume masterpiece in 1912 it was first published in 19. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page countleading many to assume the largest and thickest book equates to its length.
Sometimes the hold for popular books can be a long time, but in a worst case scenario i will use audible to fill my audiobook needs. Humor this has to be longest book title ive ever seen. A list of all roald dahls books, in order of publication. It felt like every band in the 20052008 era had the longest song titles ever, including fall out boy. The book has over 3,277,227 words which counted in pages are 7312. However, there are some that stop you in your tracks and make you wonder, what in the world were they thinking. Wonder set forth to cover the breadth suggested by the albums title, nothing less than the key of life. Even amazon doesnt list the full title and its not recognized by guinness yet, anyway the guinness book of world records has a book title that is the longest in the world. Bookshelf presents the entire title of the book with the longest title in the. Book titles like these and other classics are beautiful and compelling, the kind we wont forget years after reading but theyre nothing compared to the weirdest book titles of all time. The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime by. K, has changed his name to james bond, and included all bond movie titles as his middle names.
His book title consists of 3,999 characters with spaces or 670 words. Whats more, its difficult to think that a book on this particular subject could have been done that much better. Jan 29, 2020 carmichaels 1942 song im a cranky old yank was listed in the 1967 edition of the guinness book of records under the title im a cranky old yank in a clanky old tank on the streets of yokohama with my honolulu mama doin those beato, beato flatonmyseato, hirohito blues as the longest song title. The weirdest and the longest book title mobileread forums. This giant hidden pictures puzzle is the ultimate searchandfind challenge. The longest title of a book consists of 26,021 characters, and was achieved by vityala yethindra india in bishkek, kyrgyzstan, on 20 march 2019. Foundation is a classic title of the scifi genre, and is also one of the longest science fiction books of all time. Mar 06, 2020 night of the day of the dawn of the son of the bride of the return of the revenge of the terror of the attack of the evil mutant hellbound flesh eating crawling alien. Of all the books ever published, which one has the longest. Mar 30, 2015 12 of the best book titles ever and how you can get one too. The guinness world records titleholder for longest hidden picture puzzle. Add your favorite books that have titles that have at least six words, not counting what. 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.
Tom jones henry fielding the adventures of a highspirited orphan boy. Of all the books ever published, which one has the longest title. Weve taken a look at the shortest books in the bible, but what about the longest book in the bible if youd asked me about it in sunday school, my answer would have been a quick, confident psalms. While chopras 75foot veil is impressive, its not the longest ever. Whats the best first line to a book youve ever seen.
Some experts attest that it was to help readers find the books more easily, while others say that it was a. The longest book ever written the longest book ever written is called yongle dadian. The longest book title belongs to writer and artist nigel tomm. Here are 15 great movies with terribly long titles. Abbreviated mcpocgrf which, incidentally, is shorter than some actual ranks. And thats exactly the ranking that publications like time magazine have. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Tales of childhood 1984 the giraffe and the pelly and me 1985. Find 280 hidden objects in this amazing new 16foot scene of a relay race through a city. Richard scarrys longest counting parade ever 8 feet of foldout fun. Books with really long titles 1409 books goodreads. 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. Theres something charming and intriguing about a book with a title that goes over 9 syllables. Apr 20, 2009 the longest title i know in the us military is master chief petty officer of the coast guard reserve force 50 characters, 59 with spaces.
This is the longest, strangest video game title ever. The 7 longest books in america the longest novel ever published was written in the 1600s. The game is from d3 publisher, which has always been a little tongueincheek with its games. The curious incident of the dog in the night time by. Marcel proust 1,267,069 words3,031 pages9,609,000 characters rated the longest novel ever by the guinness book of world records, theres no doubt that prousts masterpiece could quite easily double up as a mightily effective doorstop, with volumes clocking up nearly 1. Top 5 people with the longest names history rundown. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. For example robert jordans wheel of time series has bks and a average of 34 hrs each and for fantasyscifi books y.
They say not to judge a book by its cover, but its hard not to judge it based on the title, especially when its one of the weirdest book titles of all time. What is the longest title of any bestselling book in english. Shortest titles ever 443 books goodreads share book. The longest article ever about the best record ever. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. The 69 word name was the longest name ever recorded on a uk deed poll until 2012. The longest novel in a single volume that i have ever read is a suitable boy by vikram seth. My copy of 112263 arrived about 2 weeks ago, but due to craziness at work and, lets be honest here, ozark season 3 coming out, i am due to return the book in a few hours. With 41 words in its title, 168 characters without spaces, it holds the distinction of being cited as the movie with the longest english language title, but of the title, maitland mcdonagh of tv guide wrote, most people cite night of the day of the dawn of the son of the bride of the return of the revenge of the terror of the attack of the evil, mutant, alien, flesh eating, hellbound, zombified living dead part 2. Yep, that is my summer reading, he replied, glancing down at the 1,088page behemoth of a novel. The longest article ever about the best record ever observer. Oct 14, 2016 the worlds longest film ever screened was the aptly titled the longest and most meaningless movie in the world a 1970 british movie lasting 48 hours. Thus, dan barrys book of that title covers that game.
But considering thats pretty much all its ever referred to as, the fulllength title may have been a wasted effort. It took up,095 pages spread over 10 volumes, with over two million words, and a french name which is the reason why were not even bothering to write it out for you. What is the longest wedding veil ever worn, and how does. It is the longest japanese novel but also one of the longest ever written. The guinness book of world records gives the honor to marcel prousts elephantine remembrance of things past, weighing in at 9,609,000 characters including spaces.
From counting down the best consoles ever to revealing the worst use of fish heads in a videogame, this is where its at. Greta garbo in anna karenina greta garbo in anna karenina 1935, directed by clarence brown. As metro explains, english common law states a wife takes her husbands name and rank. Seeking an entry in the guinness book of world records, a college principal on monday released a book with the longest title of.
Matt groenings the simpsons is the longest running animated series ever, and its comic book counterpart simpsons comics is close to it launched in. 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. Richard scarrys longest book ever by richard scarry abebooks. The second part of his work won international awards as soon as it was published and with them, an international reputation. The title is a play on words about being trapped in false nostalgia and not facing the harsh realities of the present. Thats a phrase we silly yanks usually save for games that boast plots, characters, concepts. The title translates to remembrance of things past. Nov 05, 2019 awarded the guinness world records title for the longest hidden picture puzzle foldout book, this amazing 16footlong foldout hidden pictures puzzle features a whopping 280 hidden objects. 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. Hey wont you play another somebody done somebody wrong song by b. The sad but true story of ray mingus, the lumberjack of bulk rock city, and his never slacking stribe in exploiting the so far undiscovered areas of the intention to bodily intercourse from the opposite species of his kind, during intake of all the.
Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. Top 10 longest novels in the english languagetop 10 longest novels in the english languagei love a long book that i can really get into, so i decided to compile a list of the longest novels ever written. 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 variety for threescore years, besides her childhood, was twelve year a whore, five times. The longest title of a book consists of 26,021 characters, and was achieved by vityala yethindra india in bishkek, kyrgyzstan, on 20 march. Theres been only one bottom of the 33rd inning in organized baseball history, since it was the longest game ever played. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact. House is a top favorite book of poems and even just. Nov 12, 2007 the title has 4805 characters and no spaces. 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. Is it a novel with beautiful, captivating figurative language. I figured this because the book has 150 psalms, and the runnerup in chapter count would have been isaiah, with a meager 66 chaptersthats less than half of what psalms has. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes. Seeking an entry in the guinness book of world records, a college principal on monday released a book with the longest title. But one of the most common questions asked about prince philips title is why hes not a king.
Literary critics, historians, avid readers, and even casual readers will all have different opinions on which novel is truly the greatest book ever written. We hope you will get interested in some of them and actually read them of course if you have a lot of free time in your daily schedule. An enclyclopedia with 11,095 volumes and 22,877 chapters. Some of the longest ones ive ever listened to are in the fantasyscifi genre. Night of the day of the dawn is a series of parody films written by james riffel as spoofs adding his own scripts on already known films and television footage after deleting the original scripts from the films. And i thought the stand was long its only 1168 pages. Top 10 longest books in the world 2018 update articles. Books with really long titles add your favorite books that have titles that have at least six words, not counting what comes after the colon. Last week we talked about the importance of having an aesthetically appealing book cover, and how a homemade cover can be a death sentence for your book luckily, titles are harder to screw up. Proceedings of the second international workshop on nude mice university of tokyo press. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate. If your company employs an optical illuminator enhancer to clean the windows, or you have a director of first impressions working on reception, then it. Book title, author, editionpublisher, page count, volumes. Clarissa samuel richardson one of the longest novels in the english language, but unputdownable.
Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or characters are counted. Prince philips full royal title is 3 words long travel. Longest hidden pictures puzzle ever highlights for children. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact of. This may be the longest official game title in the world.
An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. This week were focusing on the longest game titles around. The list this article is more than 16 years old from don quixote to american pastoral, take a look at the 100 greatest novels of all time. A books title is watch draws a person to read a book.
What is the longest title of any bestselling book in. Here is the list of some of the longest books ever. Swedish group rednex are the proud owners of the worlds longest song title. Did grossman set out to write the worlds longest book. If that subtitle is key, a shorter main title may qualify. Armen shekoyan, an armenian writer committed to producing the worlds longest novel, says. But, have you ever imagined a books title that is long as the book itself.