Public-domain book · William Le Queux
The dangerous game
The dangerous game by William Le Queux is about 65,990 words — roughly 228 pages in a 6 x 9 in edition, 4 h 37 min to read.
If you published a new edition
| Trim | 10 pt | 11 pt | 12 pt | Spine (white, 11 pt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 x 8 in | 260 | 316 | 376 | 0.712 in |
| 5.5 x 8.5 in | 216 | 260 | 296 | 0.586 in |
| 6 x 9 in | 196 | 228 | 266 | 0.513 in |
| 6.14 x 9.21 in | 182 | 216 | 252 | 0.486 in |
Based on an estimated 65,990 words in the Project Gutenberg text (licence boilerplate excluded).
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Subjects
Detective and mystery stories; English fiction -- 19th century; Spy stories
Sources & data
- Metadata from Project Gutenberg (ebook #78029) via Gutendex; edition statistics from Open Library. Word count estimated from the plain-text file size.