Public-domain book · Stephen Crane
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane is about 41,919 words — roughly 146 pages in a 6 x 9 in edition, 2 h 56 min to read.
If you published a new edition
| Trim | 10 pt | 11 pt | 12 pt | Spine (white, 11 pt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 x 8 in | 170 | 200 | 236 | 0.45 in |
| 5.5 x 8.5 in | 138 | 170 | 194 | 0.383 in |
| 6 x 9 in | 126 | 146 | 174 | 0.329 in |
| 6.14 x 9.21 in | 118 | 140 | 166 | 0.315 in |
Based on an estimated 41,919 words in the Project Gutenberg text (licence boilerplate excluded).
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Subjects
Historical fiction; War stories; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction; Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction; Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863 -- Fiction
Sources & data
- Metadata from Project Gutenberg (ebook #73) via Gutendex; edition statistics from Open Library. Word count estimated from the plain-text file size.