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D3. Paragraph length per chapter. Count

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

BookGenreResult
Treasure IslandThriller and adventureParagraphs average 49 words.
The Thirty-Nine StepsThriller and adventureParagraphs average 57 words.
The Prisoner of ZendaThriller and adventureParagraphs average 32 words.
Around the World in Eighty DaysThriller and adventureParagraphs average 38 words.
King Solomon's MinesThriller and adventureParagraphs average 53 words.
The Hound of the BaskervillesCrime and mysteryParagraphs average 40 words.
A Study in ScarletCrime and mysteryParagraphs average 54 words.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesCrime and mysteryParagraphs average 42 words.
The MoonstoneCrime and mysteryParagraphs average 55 words.
The Woman in WhiteCrime and mysteryParagraphs average 60 words.
Pride and PrejudiceRomanceParagraphs average 55 words.
PersuasionRomanceParagraphs average 83 words.
EmmaRomanceParagraphs average 69 words.
Jane EyreRomanceParagraphs average 46 words.
DraculaGothic and horrorParagraphs average 80 words.
FrankensteinGothic and horrorParagraphs average 98 words.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeGothic and horrorParagraphs average 76 words.
The Picture of Dorian GrayGothic and horrorParagraphs average 53 words.
Wuthering HeightsGothic and horrorParagraphs average 61 words.
The Turn of the ScrewGothic and horrorParagraphs average 55 words.
The Time MachineScience fictionParagraphs average 101 words.
The War of the WorldsScience fictionParagraphs average 66 words.
The Invisible ManScience fictionParagraphs average 43 words.
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandFantasy and children'sParagraphs average 33 words.
The Wonderful Wizard of OzFantasy and children'sParagraphs average 35 words.
The Secret GardenFantasy and children'sParagraphs average 38 words.
The Wind in the WillowsFantasy and children'sParagraphs average 64 words.
Great ExpectationsLiteraryParagraphs average 49 words.
A Christmas CarolLiteraryParagraphs average 40 words.
The Great GatsbyLiteraryParagraphs average 30 words.
Heart of DarknessLiteraryParagraphs average 196 words.
KidnappedThriller and adventureParagraphs average 53 words.
The Count of Monte CristoThriller and adventureParagraphs average 31 words.
The Three MusketeersThriller and adventureParagraphs average 28 words.
The Riddle of the SandsThriller and adventureParagraphs average 58 words.
The Scarlet PimpernelThriller and adventureParagraphs average 41 words.
The Lost WorldThriller and adventureParagraphs average 63 words.
Captain BloodThriller and adventureParagraphs average 43 words.
Lady Audley's SecretCrime and mysteryParagraphs average 46 words.
The Murders in the Rue MorgueCrime and mysteryParagraphs average 106 words.
The Innocence of Father BrownCrime and mysteryParagraphs average 55 words.
The Big Bow MysteryCrime and mysteryParagraphs average 54 words.
The Leavenworth CaseCrime and mysteryParagraphs average 36 words.
The Red Thumb MarkCrime and mysteryParagraphs average 41 words.
The Amateur CracksmanCrime and mysteryParagraphs average 38 words.
The Secret AgentCrime and mysteryParagraphs average 57 words.
Sense and SensibilityRomanceParagraphs average 66 words.
North and SouthRomanceParagraphs average 58 words.
Far from the Madding CrowdRomanceParagraphs average 40 words.
The Enchanted AprilRomanceParagraphs average 51 words.
The SheikRomanceParagraphs average 94 words.
Daddy Long LegsRomanceParagraphs average 37 words.
CarmillaGothic and horrorParagraphs average 42 words.
The Castle of OtrantoGothic and horrorParagraphs average 48 words.
The Phantom of the OperaGothic and horrorParagraphs average 36 words.
The Great God PanGothic and horrorParagraphs average 66 words.
The Yellow WallpaperGothic and horrorParagraphs average 23 words.
The Call of CthulhuGothic and horrorParagraphs average 105 words.
The Island of Doctor MoreauScience fictionParagraphs average 58 words.
Journey to the Centre of the EarthScience fictionParagraphs average 35 words.
A Princess of MarsScience fictionParagraphs average 62 words.
HerlandScience fictionParagraphs average 38 words.
FlatlandScience fictionParagraphs average 88 words.
ErewhonScience fictionParagraphs average 134 words.
The Last ManScience fictionParagraphs average 148 words.
Through the Looking GlassFantasy and children'sParagraphs average 31 words.
A Little PrincessFantasy and children'sParagraphs average 38 words.
The Jungle BookFantasy and children'sParagraphs average 54 words.
Five Children and ItFantasy and children'sParagraphs average 38 words.
The Railway ChildrenFantasy and children'sParagraphs average 28 words.
The Princess and the GoblinFantasy and children'sParagraphs average 41 words.
Peter and WendyFantasy and children'sParagraphs average 28 words.
The Worm OuroborosFantasy and children'sParagraphs average 67 words.
Anne of Green GablesFantasy and children'sParagraphs average 58 words.
Black BeautyFantasy and children'sParagraphs average 66 words.
MiddlemarchLiteraryParagraphs average 68 words.
Tess of the d'UrbervillesLiteraryParagraphs average 47 words.
Mrs DallowayLiteraryParagraphs average 83 words.
To the LighthouseLiteraryParagraphs average 144 words.
Anna KareninaLiteraryParagraphs average 47 words.
Crime and PunishmentLiteraryParagraphs average 52 words.
Madame BovaryLiteraryParagraphs average 42 words.
The Age of InnocenceLiteraryParagraphs average 50 words.
Silas MarnerLiteraryParagraphs average 88 words.
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnLiteraryParagraphs average 52 words.
HamletPlaysParagraphs average 23 words.
MacbethPlaysParagraphs average 22 words.
Romeo and JulietPlaysParagraphs average 24 words.
OthelloPlaysParagraphs average 20 words.
A Midsummer Night's DreamPlaysParagraphs average 27 words.
Twelfth NightPlaysParagraphs average 20 words.
Doctor FaustusPlaysParagraphs average 31 words.
The Importance of Being EarnestPlaysParagraphs average 22 words.
A Doll's HousePlaysParagraphs average 20 words.
Hedda GablerPlaysParagraphs average 8 words.
PygmalionPlaysParagraphs average 29 words.
The School for ScandalPlaysParagraphs average 20 words.
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