Public-domain book · Edmund, 1552?-1599 Spenser
Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I
Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Edmund, 1552?-1599 Spenser is about 81,749 words — roughly 280 pages in a 6 x 9 in edition, 5 h 43 min to read.
If you published a new edition
| Trim | 10 pt | 11 pt | 12 pt | Spine (white, 11 pt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 x 8 in | 328 | 390 | 464 | 0.878 in |
| 5.5 x 8.5 in | 264 | 326 | 374 | 0.734 in |
| 6 x 9 in | 238 | 280 | 336 | 0.631 in |
| 6.14 x 9.21 in | 222 | 266 | 318 | 0.599 in |
Based on an estimated 81,749 words in the Project Gutenberg text (licence boilerplate excluded).
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Subjects
English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Virtues -- Poetry
Sources & data
- Metadata from Project Gutenberg (ebook #15272) via Gutendex; edition statistics from Open Library. Word count estimated from the plain-text file size.