Public-domain book · Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is about 126,403 words — roughly 436 pages in a 6 x 9 in edition, 8 h 51 min to read.
If you published a new edition
| Trim | 10 pt | 11 pt | 12 pt | Spine (white, 11 pt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 x 8 in | 500 | 614 | 760 | 1.383 in |
| 5.5 x 8.5 in | 412 | 498 | 588 | 1.121 in |
| 6 x 9 in | 372 | 436 | 526 | 0.982 in |
| 6.14 x 9.21 in | 346 | 414 | 484 | 0.932 in |
Based on an estimated 126,403 words in the Project Gutenberg text (licence boilerplate excluded).
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Subjects
Historical fiction; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction; London (England) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction; War stories; Executions and executioners -- Fiction; French -- England -- London -- Fiction; Lookalikes -- Fiction; British -- France -- Paris -- Fiction; Paris (France) -- History -- 1789-1799 -- Fiction
Sources & data
- Metadata from Project Gutenberg (ebook #98) via Gutendex; edition statistics from Open Library. Word count estimated from the plain-text file size.