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The longest novel ever published was written in the 1600s. Top 10 longest novels ever written 10 romance of the three kingdoms luo guanzhong 800,000 words. This may sound really odd, but i started writing fan fiction because it. The name of her brother georges appeared on the title page, and he is sometimes. It had been a long battle for survival, but he managed to stop the imbeciles from defeating him for real. After two years of careful consideration, robert mccrum has reached a verdict on his selection of the 100 greatest novels written in english. He decided that today was perhaps the longest day of his life. And in his spare time, he writes the longest work of fan fiction ever composed. Polgara the sorceress is the longest book i have read in english at 754 pages. Forster wrote his novel a passage to india after multiple trips to the country throughout his early life. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published. Clarissa samuel richardson one of the longest novels in the english language, but unputdownable. 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.
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