F13. Length of the wind down after the climax. Count

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

Book	Genre	Result
Treasure Island	Thriller and adventure	After the climax (chapter 33, our reading) the book runs 1,915 more words, 2.8% of the whole.
The Thirty-Nine Steps	Thriller and adventure	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
The Prisoner of Zenda	Thriller and adventure	After the climax (chapter 18, our reading) the book runs 10,135 more words, 18.7% of the whole.
Around the World in Eighty Days	Thriller and adventure	After the climax (chapter 36, our reading) the book runs 980 more words, 1.6% of the whole.
King Solomon's Mines	Thriller and adventure	After the climax (chapter 14, our reading) the book runs 21,244 more words, 25.9% of the whole.
The Hound of the Baskervilles	Crime and mystery	After the climax (chapter 14, our reading) the book runs 4,103 more words, 6.9% of the whole.
A Study in Scarlet	Crime and mystery	After the climax (chapter 12, our reading) the book runs 6,642 more words, 15.2% of the whole.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes	Crime and mystery	After the climax (chapter 8, our reading) the book runs 36,237 more words, 34.5% of the whole.
The Moonstone	Crime and mystery	After the climax (chapter 48, our reading) the book runs 8,272 more words, 4.4% of the whole.
The Woman in White	Crime and mystery	After the climax (chapter 49, our reading) the book runs 5,557 more words, 2.2% of the whole.
Pride and Prejudice	Romance	After the climax (chapter 58, our reading) the book runs 5,331 more words, 4.3% of the whole.
Persuasion	Romance	After the climax (chapter 23, our reading) the book runs 1,585 more words, 1.9% of the whole.
Emma	Romance	After the climax (chapter 47, our reading) the book runs 23,858 more words, 14.8% of the whole.
Jane Eyre	Romance	After the climax (chapter 35, our reading) the book runs 13,362 more words, 7.1% of the whole.
Dracula	Gothic and horror	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
Frankenstein	Gothic and horror	After the climax (chapter 27, our reading) the book runs 8,267 more words, 11.0% of the whole.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde	Gothic and horror	After the climax (chapter 8, our reading) the book runs 9,765 more words, 38.0% of the whole.
The Picture of Dorian Gray	Gothic and horror	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
Wuthering Heights	Gothic and horror	After the climax (chapter 33, our reading) the book runs 4,413 more words, 3.8% of the whole.
The Turn of the Screw	Gothic and horror	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
The Time Machine	Science fiction	After the climax (chapter 13, our reading) the book runs 4,103 more words, 12.6% of the whole.
The War of the Worlds	Science fiction	After the climax (chapter 25, our reading) the book runs 3,228 more words, 5.3% of the whole.
The Invisible Man	Science fiction	After the climax (chapter 27, our reading) the book runs 2,859 more words, 5.8% of the whole.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland	Fantasy and children's	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz	Fantasy and children's	After the climax (chapter 13, our reading) the book runs 13,631 more words, 34.6% of the whole.
The Secret Garden	Fantasy and children's	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
The Wind in the Willows	Fantasy and children's	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
Great Expectations	Literary	After the climax (chapter 56, our reading) the book runs 9,475 more words, 5.1% of the whole.
A Christmas Carol	Literary	After the climax (chapter 4, our reading) the book runs 2,321 more words, 8.1% of the whole.
The Great Gatsby	Literary	After the climax (chapter 8, our reading) the book runs 5,242 more words, 10.8% of the whole.
Heart of Darkness	Literary	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
Kidnapped	Thriller and adventure	After the climax (chapter 29, our reading) the book runs 1,416 more words, 1.8% of the whole.
The Count of Monte Cristo	Thriller and adventure	After the climax (chapter 111, our reading) the book runs 22,566 more words, 4.8% of the whole.
The Three Musketeers	Thriller and adventure	After the climax (chapter 66, our reading) the book runs 3,334 more words, 1.5% of the whole.
The Riddle of the Sands	Thriller and adventure	After the climax (chapter 27, our reading) the book runs 6,512 more words, 6.0% of the whole.
The Scarlet Pimpernel	Thriller and adventure	After the climax (chapter 30, our reading) the book runs 3,825 more words, 4.5% of the whole.
The Lost World	Thriller and adventure	After the climax (chapter 14, our reading) the book runs 12,414 more words, 16.2% of the whole.
Captain Blood	Thriller and adventure	After the climax (chapter 30, our reading) the book runs 2,772 more words, 2.4% of the whole.
Lady Audley's Secret	Crime and mystery	After the climax (chapter 34, our reading) the book runs 27,004 more words, 17.9% of the whole.
The Murders in the Rue Morgue	Crime and mystery	After the climax (chapter 4, our reading) the book runs 1,399 more words, 10.1% of the whole.
The Innocence of Father Brown	Crime and mystery	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
The Big Bow Mystery	Crime and mystery	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
The Leavenworth Case	Crime and mystery	After the climax (chapter 36, our reading) the book runs 11,306 more words, 10.2% of the whole.
The Red Thumb Mark	Crime and mystery	After the climax (chapter 16, our reading) the book runs 2,126 more words, 3.0% of the whole.
The Amateur Cracksman	Crime and mystery	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
The Secret Agent	Crime and mystery	After the climax (chapter 11, our reading) the book runs 13,620 more words, 15.0% of the whole.
Sense and Sensibility	Romance	After the climax (chapter 48, our reading) the book runs 6,728 more words, 5.6% of the whole.
North and South	Romance	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
Far from the Madding Crowd	Romance	After the climax (chapter 59, our reading) the book runs 8,170 more words, 5.9% of the whole.
The Enchanted April	Romance	After the climax (chapter 20, our reading) the book runs 7,161 more words, 9.1% of the whole.
The Sheik	Romance	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
Daddy Long Legs	Romance	After the climax (chapter 12, our reading) the book runs 517 more words, 1.4% of the whole.
Carmilla	Gothic and horror	After the climax (chapter 15, our reading) the book runs 1,350 more words, 4.8% of the whole.
The Castle of Otranto	Gothic and horror	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
The Phantom of the Opera	Gothic and horror	After the climax (chapter 25, our reading) the book runs 7,975 more words, 9.6% of the whole.
The Great God Pan	Gothic and horror	After the climax (chapter 7, our reading) the book runs 2,424 more words, 11.1% of the whole.
The Yellow Wallpaper	Gothic and horror	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
The Call of Cthulhu	Gothic and horror	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
The Island of Doctor Moreau	Science fiction	After the climax (chapter 21, our reading) the book runs 1,168 more words, 2.7% of the whole.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth	Science fiction	After the climax (chapter 42, our reading) the book runs 3,049 more words, 3.5% of the whole.
A Princess of Mars	Science fiction	After the climax (chapter 25, our reading) the book runs 4,751 more words, 7.2% of the whole.
Herland	Science fiction	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
Flatland	Science fiction	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
Erewhon	Science fiction	After the climax (chapter 28, our reading) the book runs 3,087 more words, 3.8% of the whole.
The Last Man	Science fiction	After the climax (chapter 28, our reading) the book runs 7,768 more words, 4.6% of the whole.
Through the Looking Glass	Fantasy and children's	After the climax (chapter 9, our reading) the book runs 703 more words, 2.4% of the whole.
A Little Princess	Fantasy and children's	After the climax (chapter 20, our reading) the book runs 5,420 more words, 8.1% of the whole.
The Jungle Book	Fantasy and children's	After the climax (chapter 7, our reading) the book runs 30,082 more words, 58.1% of the whole.
Five Children and It	Fantasy and children's	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
The Railway Children	Fantasy and children's	After the climax (chapter 13, our reading) the book runs 3,741 more words, 6.2% of the whole.
The Princess and the Goblin	Fantasy and children's	After the climax (chapter 27, our reading) the book runs 4,808 more words, 9.4% of the whole.
Peter and Wendy	Fantasy and children's	After the climax (chapter 15, our reading) the book runs 6,496 more words, 13.7% of the whole.
The Worm Ouroboros	Fantasy and children's	After the climax (chapter 51, our reading) the book runs 13,685 more words, 8.0% of the whole.
Anne of Green Gables	Fantasy and children's	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
Black Beauty	Fantasy and children's	After the climax (chapter 48, our reading) the book runs 1,063 more words, 1.8% of the whole.
Middlemarch	Literary	After the climax (chapter 84, our reading) the book runs 9,410 more words, 2.9% of the whole.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles	Literary	After the climax (chapter 56, our reading) the book runs 5,886 more words, 3.9% of the whole.
Mrs Dalloway	Literary	After the climax (chapter 20, our reading) the book runs 2,292 more words, 3.6% of the whole.
To the Lighthouse	Literary	After the climax (chapter 37, our reading) the book runs 380 more words, 0.5% of the whole.
Anna Karenina	Literary	After the climax (chapter 231, our reading) the book runs 9,833 more words, 2.8% of the whole.
Crime and Punishment	Literary	After the climax (chapter 38, our reading) the book runs 10,308 more words, 5.0% of the whole.
Madame Bovary	Literary	After the climax (chapter 32, our reading) the book runs 7,764 more words, 6.6% of the whole.
The Age of Innocence	Literary	After the climax (chapter 33, our reading) the book runs 5,650 more words, 5.5% of the whole.
Silas Marner	Literary	After the climax (chapter 19, our reading) the book runs 3,141 more words, 4.4% of the whole.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	Literary	After the climax (chapter 41, our reading) the book runs 6,532 more words, 5.8% of the whole.
Hamlet	Plays	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
Macbeth	Plays	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
Romeo and Juliet	Plays	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
Othello	Plays	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
A Midsummer Night's Dream	Plays	After the climax (chapter 7, our reading) the book runs 3,623 more words, 21.1% of the whole.
Twelfth Night	Plays	After the climax (chapter 17, our reading) the book runs 3,372 more words, 16.0% of the whole.
Doctor Faustus	Plays	After the climax (chapter 2, our reading) the book runs 6,386 more words, 51.2% of the whole.
The Importance of Being Earnest	Plays	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
A Doll's House	Plays	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
Hedda Gabler	Plays	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
Pygmalion	Plays	The climax (our reading) falls in the last chapter, so there is almost no wind down.
The School for Scandal	Plays	After the climax (chapter 12, our reading) the book runs 5,439 more words, 19.0% of the whole.

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