Public-domain book · Robert W. Chambers
The King in Yellow
The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers is about 66,071 words — roughly 228 pages in a 6 x 9 in edition, 4 h 38 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 | 318 | 376 | 0.716 in |
| 5.5 x 8.5 in | 216 | 260 | 296 | 0.586 in |
| 6 x 9 in | 196 | 228 | 268 | 0.513 in |
| 6.14 x 9.21 in | 182 | 218 | 254 | 0.491 in |
Based on an estimated 66,071 words in the Project Gutenberg text (licence boilerplate excluded).
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Subjects
Short stories, American; Horror tales, American; United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
Sources & data
- Metadata from Project Gutenberg (ebook #8492) via Gutendex; edition statistics from Open Library. Word count estimated from the plain-text file size.