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I4. Weather and light used for mood. Both

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

BookGenreResult
Treasure IslandThriller and adventureWeather and light words: 2.05 per 1,000 words.
The Thirty-Nine StepsThriller and adventureWeather and light words: 1.24 per 1,000 words.
The Prisoner of ZendaThriller and adventureWeather and light words: 0.61 per 1,000 words.
Around the World in Eighty DaysThriller and adventureWeather and light words: 2.36 per 1,000 words.
King Solomon's MinesThriller and adventureWeather and light words: 3.56 per 1,000 words.
The Hound of the BaskervillesCrime and mysteryWeather and light words: 2.07 per 1,000 words.
A Study in ScarletCrime and mysteryWeather and light words: 1.01 per 1,000 words.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesCrime and mysteryWeather and light words: 0.98 per 1,000 words.
The MoonstoneCrime and mysteryWeather and light words: 0.61 per 1,000 words.
The Woman in WhiteCrime and mysteryWeather and light words: 0.79 per 1,000 words.
Pride and PrejudiceRomanceWeather and light words: 0.21 per 1,000 words.
PersuasionRomanceWeather and light words: 0.36 per 1,000 words.
EmmaRomanceWeather and light words: 0.76 per 1,000 words.
Jane EyreRomanceWeather and light words: 2.15 per 1,000 words.
DraculaGothic and horrorWeather and light words: 2.63 per 1,000 words.
FrankensteinGothic and horrorWeather and light words: 3.21 per 1,000 words.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeGothic and horrorWeather and light words: 1.56 per 1,000 words.
The Picture of Dorian GrayGothic and horrorWeather and light words: 1.29 per 1,000 words.
Wuthering HeightsGothic and horrorWeather and light words: 1.62 per 1,000 words.
The Turn of the ScrewGothic and horrorWeather and light words: 1.03 per 1,000 words.
The Time MachineScience fictionWeather and light words: 3.95 per 1,000 words.
The War of the WorldsScience fictionWeather and light words: 4.06 per 1,000 words.
The Invisible ManScience fictionWeather and light words: 1.55 per 1,000 words.
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandFantasy and children'sWeather and light words: 0.3 per 1,000 words.
The Wonderful Wizard of OzFantasy and children'sWeather and light words: 1.17 per 1,000 words.
The Secret GardenFantasy and children'sWeather and light words: 1.9 per 1,000 words.
The Wind in the WillowsFantasy and children'sWeather and light words: 2.6 per 1,000 words.
Great ExpectationsLiteraryWeather and light words: 1.15 per 1,000 words.
A Christmas CarolLiteraryWeather and light words: 2.86 per 1,000 words.
The Great GatsbyLiteraryWeather and light words: 2.65 per 1,000 words.
Heart of DarknessLiteraryWeather and light words: 2.35 per 1,000 words.
KidnappedThriller and adventureWeather and light words: 2.69 per 1,000 words.
The Count of Monte CristoThriller and adventureWeather and light words: 0.88 per 1,000 words.
The Three MusketeersThriller and adventureWeather and light words: 0.68 per 1,000 words.
The Riddle of the SandsThriller and adventureWeather and light words: 2.69 per 1,000 words.
The Scarlet PimpernelThriller and adventureWeather and light words: 1.55 per 1,000 words.
The Lost WorldThriller and adventureWeather and light words: 1.27 per 1,000 words.
Captain BloodThriller and adventureWeather and light words: 1.14 per 1,000 words.
Lady Audley's SecretCrime and mysteryWeather and light words: 1.79 per 1,000 words.
The Murders in the Rue MorgueCrime and mysteryWeather and light words: 0.58 per 1,000 words.
The Innocence of Father BrownCrime and mysteryWeather and light words: 2.24 per 1,000 words.
The Big Bow MysteryCrime and mysteryWeather and light words: 1.92 per 1,000 words.
The Leavenworth CaseCrime and mysteryWeather and light words: 0.53 per 1,000 words.
The Red Thumb MarkCrime and mysteryWeather and light words: 0.27 per 1,000 words.
The Amateur CracksmanCrime and mysteryWeather and light words: 1.09 per 1,000 words.
The Secret AgentCrime and mysteryWeather and light words: 2.12 per 1,000 words.
Sense and SensibilityRomanceWeather and light words: 0.47 per 1,000 words.
North and SouthRomanceWeather and light words: 0.8 per 1,000 words.
Far from the Madding CrowdRomanceWeather and light words: 2.29 per 1,000 words.
The Enchanted AprilRomanceWeather and light words: 1.01 per 1,000 words.
The SheikRomanceWeather and light words: 1.29 per 1,000 words.
Daddy Long LegsRomanceWeather and light words: 1.41 per 1,000 words.
CarmillaGothic and horrorWeather and light words: 0.9 per 1,000 words.
The Castle of OtrantoGothic and horrorWeather and light words: 0.77 per 1,000 words.
The Phantom of the OperaGothic and horrorWeather and light words: 1.35 per 1,000 words.
The Great God PanGothic and horrorWeather and light words: 2.34 per 1,000 words.
The Yellow WallpaperGothic and horrorWeather and light words: 3.56 per 1,000 words.
The Call of CthulhuGothic and horrorWeather and light words: 1.5 per 1,000 words.
The Island of Doctor MoreauScience fictionWeather and light words: 2.04 per 1,000 words.
Journey to the Centre of the EarthScience fictionWeather and light words: 2.76 per 1,000 words.
A Princess of MarsScience fictionWeather and light words: 1.65 per 1,000 words.
HerlandScience fictionWeather and light words: 0.49 per 1,000 words.
FlatlandScience fictionWeather and light words: 0.74 per 1,000 words.
ErewhonScience fictionWeather and light words: 1.6 per 1,000 words.
The Last ManScience fictionWeather and light words: 2.99 per 1,000 words.
Through the Looking GlassFantasy and children'sWeather and light words: 1.29 per 1,000 words.
A Little PrincessFantasy and children'sWeather and light words: 1.18 per 1,000 words.
The Jungle BookFantasy and children'sWeather and light words: 2.45 per 1,000 words.
Five Children and ItFantasy and children'sWeather and light words: 1.35 per 1,000 words.
The Railway ChildrenFantasy and children'sWeather and light words: 1.02 per 1,000 words.
The Princess and the GoblinFantasy and children'sWeather and light words: 2.66 per 1,000 words.
Peter and WendyFantasy and children'sWeather and light words: 0.89 per 1,000 words.
The Worm OuroborosFantasy and children'sWeather and light words: 3.99 per 1,000 words.
Anne of Green GablesFantasy and children'sWeather and light words: 1.27 per 1,000 words.
Black BeautyFantasy and children'sWeather and light words: 1.14 per 1,000 words.
MiddlemarchLiteraryWeather and light words: 0.54 per 1,000 words.
Tess of the d'UrbervillesLiteraryWeather and light words: 1.71 per 1,000 words.
Mrs DallowayLiteraryWeather and light words: 1.83 per 1,000 words.
To the LighthouseLiteraryWeather and light words: 2.49 per 1,000 words.
Anna KareninaLiteraryWeather and light words: 0.88 per 1,000 words.
Crime and PunishmentLiteraryWeather and light words: 0.78 per 1,000 words.
Madame BovaryLiteraryWeather and light words: 1.99 per 1,000 words.
The Age of InnocenceLiteraryWeather and light words: 0.86 per 1,000 words.
Silas MarnerLiteraryWeather and light words: 1.15 per 1,000 words.
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnLiteraryWeather and light words: 1.47 per 1,000 words.
HamletPlaysWeather and light words: 1.51 per 1,000 words.
MacbethPlaysWeather and light words: 1.67 per 1,000 words.
Romeo and JulietPlaysWeather and light words: 1.91 per 1,000 words.
OthelloPlaysWeather and light words: 0.91 per 1,000 words.
A Midsummer Night's DreamPlaysWeather and light words: 3.38 per 1,000 words.
Twelfth NightPlaysWeather and light words: 1.61 per 1,000 words.
Doctor FaustusPlaysWeather and light words: 0.48 per 1,000 words.
The Importance of Being EarnestPlaysWeather and light words: 0.15 per 1,000 words.
A Doll's HousePlaysWeather and light words: 0.34 per 1,000 words.
Hedda GablerPlaysWeather and light words: 0.52 per 1,000 words.
PygmalionPlaysWeather and light words: 0.56 per 1,000 words.
The School for ScandalPlaysWeather and light words: 0.14 per 1,000 words.
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