Public-domain book · George Melly
Khartoum, and the Blue and White Niles, Vol. 1 (of 2)
Khartoum, and the Blue and White Niles, Vol. 1 (of 2) by George Melly is about 44,814 words — roughly 160 pages in a 6 x 9 in edition, 3 h 8 min to read.
If you published a new edition
| Trim | 10 pt | 11 pt | 12 pt | Spine (white, 11 pt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 x 8 in | 180 | 212 | 252 | 0.477 in |
| 5.5 x 8.5 in | 146 | 180 | 206 | 0.405 in |
| 6 x 9 in | 134 | 160 | 186 | 0.36 in |
| 6.14 x 9.21 in | 126 | 152 | 176 | 0.342 in |
Based on an estimated 44,814 words in the Project Gutenberg text (licence boilerplate excluded).
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Subjects
Nile River; Sudan -- Description and travel; Egypt -- Description and travel
Sources & data
- Metadata from Project Gutenberg (ebook #78014) via Gutendex; edition statistics from Open Library. Word count estimated from the plain-text file size.