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B19. Balance of speaking parts by gender. Count

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

BookGenreResult
Treasure IslandThriller and adventureOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 100%.
The Thirty-Nine StepsThriller and adventureOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 100%.
The Prisoner of ZendaThriller and adventureOf attributed speech, women have 10% and men 90%.
Around the World in Eighty DaysThriller and adventureOf attributed speech, women have 6% and men 94%.
King Solomon's MinesThriller and adventureOf attributed speech, women have 11% and men 89%.
The Hound of the BaskervillesCrime and mysteryOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 100%.
A Study in ScarletCrime and mysteryOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 100%.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesCrime and mysteryOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 100%.
The MoonstoneCrime and mysteryOf attributed speech, women have 9% and men 91%.
The Woman in WhiteCrime and mysteryOf attributed speech, women have 40% and men 60%.
Pride and PrejudiceRomanceOf attributed speech, women have 71% and men 29%.
PersuasionRomanceOf attributed speech, women have 68% and men 32%.
EmmaRomanceOf attributed speech, women have 69% and men 31%.
Jane EyreRomanceOf attributed speech, women have 46% and men 54%.
DraculaGothic and horrorOf attributed speech, women have 13% and men 87%.
FrankensteinGothic and horrorOf attributed speech, women have 49% and men 51%.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeGothic and horrorOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 100%.
The Picture of Dorian GrayGothic and horrorOf attributed speech, women have 5% and men 95%.
Wuthering HeightsGothic and horrorOf attributed speech, women have 51% and men 49%.
The Turn of the ScrewGothic and horrorOf attributed speech, women have 84% and men 16%.
The Time MachineScience fictionOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 100%.
The War of the WorldsScience fictionOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 51%; 49% is unclear.
The Invisible ManScience fictionOf attributed speech, women have 1% and men 99%.
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandFantasy and children'sOf attributed speech, women have 68% and men 22%; 10% is unclear.
The Wonderful Wizard of OzFantasy and children'sOf attributed speech, women have 36% and men 62%; 2% is unclear.
The Secret GardenFantasy and children'sOf attributed speech, women have 64% and men 36%.
The Wind in the WillowsFantasy and children'sOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 100%.
Great ExpectationsLiteraryOf attributed speech, women have 19% and men 81%.
A Christmas CarolLiteraryOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 100%.
The Great GatsbyLiteraryOf attributed speech, women have 40% and men 60%.
Heart of DarknessLiterary
KidnappedThriller and adventureOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 94%; 6% is unclear.
The Count of Monte CristoThriller and adventureOf attributed speech, women have 8% and men 92%.
The Three MusketeersThriller and adventureOf attributed speech, women have 16% and men 84%.
The Riddle of the SandsThriller and adventureOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 90%; 10% is unclear.
The Scarlet PimpernelThriller and adventureOf attributed speech, women have 34% and men 66%.
The Lost WorldThriller and adventureOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 100%.
Captain BloodThriller and adventureOf attributed speech, women have 2% and men 98%.
Lady Audley's SecretCrime and mysteryOf attributed speech, women have 27% and men 73%.
The Murders in the Rue MorgueCrime and mysteryOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 100%.
The Innocence of Father BrownCrime and mysteryOf attributed speech, women have 2% and men 98%.
The Big Bow MysteryCrime and mysteryOf attributed speech, women have 1% and men 99%.
The Leavenworth CaseCrime and mysteryOf attributed speech, women have 46% and men 54%.
The Red Thumb MarkCrime and mysteryOf attributed speech, women have 21% and men 79%.
The Amateur CracksmanCrime and mysteryOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 100%.
The Secret AgentCrime and mysteryOf attributed speech, women have 1% and men 99%.
Sense and SensibilityRomanceOf attributed speech, women have 89% and men 11%.
North and SouthRomanceOf attributed speech, women have 66% and men 34%.
Far from the Madding CrowdRomanceOf attributed speech, women have 24% and men 76%.
The Enchanted AprilRomanceOf attributed speech, women have 86% and men 14%.
The SheikRomanceOf attributed speech, women have 33% and men 67%.
Daddy Long LegsRomance
CarmillaGothic and horrorOf attributed speech, women have 31% and men 69%.
The Castle of OtrantoGothic and horrorOf attributed speech, women have 49% and men 51%.
The Phantom of the OperaGothic and horrorOf attributed speech, women have 23% and men 77%.
The Great God PanGothic and horrorOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 100%.
The Yellow WallpaperGothic and horror
The Call of CthulhuGothic and horror
The Island of Doctor MoreauScience fictionOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 100%.
Journey to the Centre of the EarthScience fictionOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 100%.
A Princess of MarsScience fictionOf attributed speech, women have 41% and men 59%.
HerlandScience fictionOf attributed speech, women have 33% and men 67%.
FlatlandScience fictionOf attributed speech, women have 12% and men 88%.
ErewhonScience fictionOf attributed speech, women have 100% and men 0%.
The Last ManScience fictionOf attributed speech, women have 36% and men 64%.
Through the Looking GlassFantasy and children'sOf attributed speech, women have 67% and men 29%; 4% is unclear.
A Little PrincessFantasy and children'sOf attributed speech, women have 83% and men 16%; 1% is unclear.
The Jungle BookFantasy and children'sOf attributed speech, women have 4% and men 96%.
Five Children and ItFantasy and children's
The Railway ChildrenFantasy and children'sOf attributed speech, women have 58% and men 42%.
The Princess and the GoblinFantasy and children's
Peter and WendyFantasy and children'sOf attributed speech, women have 31% and men 69%.
The Worm OuroborosFantasy and children'sOf attributed speech, women have 13% and men 87%.
Anne of Green GablesFantasy and children'sOf attributed speech, women have 95% and men 5%.
Black BeautyFantasy and children'sOf attributed speech, women have 15% and men 85%.
MiddlemarchLiteraryOf attributed speech, women have 33% and men 36%; 31% is unclear.
Tess of the d'UrbervillesLiteraryOf attributed speech, women have 69% and men 31%.
Mrs DallowayLiteraryOf attributed speech, women have 58% and men 42%.
To the LighthouseLiteraryOf attributed speech, women have 13% and men 87%.
Anna KareninaLiteraryOf attributed speech, women have 35% and men 65%.
Crime and PunishmentLiteraryOf attributed speech, women have 27% and men 65%; 8% is unclear.
Madame BovaryLiteraryOf attributed speech, women have 31% and men 69%.
The Age of InnocenceLiteraryOf attributed speech, women have 30% and men 70%.
Silas MarnerLiteraryOf attributed speech, women have 35% and men 65%.
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnLiteraryOf attributed speech, women have 31% and men 69%.
HamletPlaysOf attributed speech, women have 4% and men 74%; 21% is unclear.
MacbethPlaysOf attributed speech, women have 18% and men 80%; 3% is unclear.
Romeo and JulietPlaysOf attributed speech, women have 34% and men 66%.
OthelloPlaysOf attributed speech, women have 19% and men 81%.
A Midsummer Night's DreamPlaysOf attributed speech, women have 30% and men 63%; 8% is unclear.
Twelfth NightPlaysOf attributed speech, women have 32% and men 60%; 8% is unclear.
Doctor FaustusPlaysOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 88%; 12% is unclear.
The Importance of Being EarnestPlaysOf attributed speech, women have 22% and men 2%; 76% is unclear.
A Doll's HousePlaysOf attributed speech, women have 46% and men 10%; 43% is unclear.
Hedda GablerPlaysOf attributed speech, women have 0% and men 0%; 100% is unclear.
PygmalionPlaysOf attributed speech, women have 13% and men 0%; 87% is unclear.
The School for ScandalPlaysOf attributed speech, women have 24% and men 11%; 65% is unclear.
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