Public-domain book · Henry James
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James is about 36,213 words — roughly 128 pages in a 6 x 9 in edition, 2 h 32 min to read.
If you published a new edition
| Trim | 10 pt | 11 pt | 12 pt | Spine (white, 11 pt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 x 8 in | 144 | 174 | 206 | 0.392 in |
| 5.5 x 8.5 in | 120 | 144 | 168 | 0.324 in |
| 6 x 9 in | 110 | 128 | 152 | 0.288 in |
| 6.14 x 9.21 in | 104 | 122 | 142 | 0.275 in |
Based on an estimated 36,213 words in the Project Gutenberg text (licence boilerplate excluded).
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Subjects
England -- Fiction; Psychological fiction; Governesses -- Fiction; Ghost stories; Children -- Fiction
Sources & data
- Metadata from Project Gutenberg (ebook #209) via Gutendex; edition statistics from Open Library. Word count estimated from the plain-text file size.