A3. How many acts or parts, and how long is each? Both

Story and structure. One line per book. Open a book for the full answer, charts and cited lines.

Book	Genre	Result
Treasure Island	Thriller and adventure	5 named parts or acts. The longest is PART FIVE--My Sea Adventure at 28,050 words.
The Thirty-Nine Steps	Thriller and adventure	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 10 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Prisoner of Zenda	Thriller and adventure	3 named parts or acts. The longest is Opening at 26,946 words.
Around the World in Eighty Days	Thriller and adventure	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 37 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
King Solomon's Mines	Thriller and adventure	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 20 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Hound of the Baskervilles	Crime and mystery	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 15 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
A Study in Scarlet	Crime and mystery	2 named parts or acts. The longest is PART I. / PART II. THE COUNTRY OF THE SAINTS / PART I. at 21,898 words.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes	Crime and mystery	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 12 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Moonstone	Crime and mystery	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 56 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Woman in White	Crime and mystery	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 52 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Pride and Prejudice	Romance	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 61 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Persuasion	Romance	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 24 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Emma	Romance	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 55 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Jane Eyre	Romance	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 38 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Dracula	Gothic and horror	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 27 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Frankenstein	Gothic and horror	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 28 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde	Gothic and horror	2 named parts or acts. The longest is STORY OF THE DOOR / SEARCH FOR MR. HYDE / DR. JEKYLL WAS QUITE AT EASE / THE CAREW MURDER CASE / INCIDENT OF THE LETTER / INCIDENT OF DR. LANYON / INCIDENT AT THE WINDOW / THE …
The Picture of Dorian Gray	Gothic and horror	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 20 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Wuthering Heights	Gothic and horror	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 34 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Turn of the Screw	Gothic and horror	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 24 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Time Machine	Science fiction	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 16 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The War of the Worlds	Science fiction	2 named parts or acts. The longest is BOOK ONE., THE COMING OF THE MARTIANS / I. THE EVE OF THE WAR. / BOOK TWO., THE EARTH UNDER THE MARTIANS / I. UNDER FOOT. / BOOK ONE at 36,734 words.
The Invisible Man	Science fiction	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 28 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland	Fantasy and children's	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 12 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz	Fantasy and children's	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 24 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Secret Garden	Fantasy and children's	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 27 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Wind in the Willows	Fantasy and children's	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 12 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Great Expectations	Literary	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 59 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
A Christmas Carol	Literary	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 5 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Great Gatsby	Literary	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 9 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Heart of Darkness	Literary	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 3 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Kidnapped	Thriller and adventure	11 named parts or acts. The longest is CHAPTER XVIII at 28,063 words.
The Count of Monte Cristo	Thriller and adventure	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 117 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Three Musketeers	Thriller and adventure	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 67 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Riddle of the Sands	Thriller and adventure	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 28 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Scarlet Pimpernel	Thriller and adventure	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 31 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Lost World	Thriller and adventure	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 16 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Captain Blood	Thriller and adventure	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 31 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Lady Audley's Secret	Crime and mystery	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 41 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Murders in the Rue Morgue	Crime and mystery	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 5 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Innocence of Father Brown	Crime and mystery	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 26 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Big Bow Mystery	Crime and mystery	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 12 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Leavenworth Case	Crime and mystery	5 named parts or acts. The longest is BOOK I. / II. THE CORONER’S INQUEST 11 / III. FACTS AND DEDUCTIONS 17 / IV. A CLUE 36 / V. EXPERT TESTIMONY …
The Red Thumb Mark	Crime and mystery	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 17 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Amateur Cracksman	Crime and mystery	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 17 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Secret Agent	Crime and mystery	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 13 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Sense and Sensibility	Romance	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 50 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
North and South	Romance	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 52 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Far from the Madding Crowd	Romance	2 named parts or acts. The longest is Opening at 122,405 words.
The Enchanted April	Romance	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 22 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Sheik	Romance	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 10 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Daddy Long Legs	Romance	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 13 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Carmilla	Gothic and horror	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 16 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Castle of Otranto	Gothic and horror	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 5 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Phantom of the Opera	Gothic and horror	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 26 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Great God Pan	Gothic and horror	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 8 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Yellow Wallpaper	Gothic and horror	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 3 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Call of Cthulhu	Gothic and horror	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 4 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Island of Doctor Moreau	Science fiction	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 22 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Journey to the Centre of the Earth	Science fiction	2 named parts or acts. The longest is CHAPTER 22 at 47,091 words.
A Princess of Mars	Science fiction	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 28 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Herland	Science fiction	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 12 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Flatland	Science fiction	3 named parts or acts. The longest is PART I: THIS WORLD / PART II: OTHER WORLDS / PART I: THIS WORLD at 16,072 words.
Erewhon	Science fiction	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 29 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Last Man	Science fiction	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 29 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Through the Looking Glass	Fantasy and children's	2 named parts or acts. The longest is Opening at 28,856 words.
A Little Princess	Fantasy and children's	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 22 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Jungle Book	Fantasy and children's	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 17 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Five Children and It	Fantasy and children's	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 11 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Railway Children	Fantasy and children's	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 14 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Princess and the Goblin	Fantasy and children's	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 32 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Peter and Wendy	Fantasy and children's	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 17 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Worm Ouroboros	Fantasy and children's	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 56 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Anne of Green Gables	Fantasy and children's	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 38 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Black Beauty	Fantasy and children's	4 named parts or acts. The longest is Part I / Part II / 22 Earlshall / Part III / 32 A Horse Fair / Part IV / 46 Jakes and the Lady / Part I at 23,605 words.
Middlemarch	Literary	9 named parts or acts. The longest is BOOK I. at 43,766 words.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles	Literary	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 59 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Mrs Dalloway	Literary	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 21 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
To the Lighthouse	Literary	7 named parts or acts. The longest is 2 at 22,180 words.
Anna Karenina	Literary	5 named parts or acts. The longest is PART FIVE at 162,626 words.
Crime and Punishment	Literary	6 named parts or acts. The longest is PART VI at 42,707 words.
Madame Bovary	Literary	3 named parts or acts. The longest is Part II at 54,433 words.
The Age of Innocence	Literary	2 named parts or acts. The longest is Book II at 53,383 words.
Silas Marner	Literary	2 named parts or acts. The longest is PART ONE. / PART TWO. / PART I. at 53,608 words.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	Literary	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 44 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Hamlet	Plays	5 named parts or acts. The longest is ACT III at 7,552 words.
Macbeth	Plays	7 named parts or acts. The longest is ACT IV at 4,008 words.
Romeo and Juliet	Plays	6 named parts or acts. The longest is ACT III at 6,740 words.
Othello	Plays	7 named parts or acts. The longest is ACT I / ACT II / ACT III / ACT IV / ACT V / ACT I at 5,805 words.
A Midsummer Night's Dream	Plays	5 named parts or acts. The longest is ACT III at 5,443 words.
Twelfth Night	Plays	5 named parts or acts. The longest is ACT III. at 5,869 words.
Doctor Faustus	Plays	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 5 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The Importance of Being Earnest	Plays	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 3 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
A Doll's House	Plays	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 3 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Hedda Gabler	Plays	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 4 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
Pygmalion	Plays	No named parts or acts in the text. The book runs as one sequence of 5 chapters; any act shape is our reading (see beats).
The School for Scandal	Plays	5 named parts or acts. The longest is ACT V at 6,746 words.

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