Long old book titles

Choose from curated collections such as best picture books, best baby and toddler books, and best easy books for children ages 46. Business picking a title 101 best book titles of all time 101 best book titles of all time. Books with really long titles 1409 books goodreads. Ive been told not to judge a book by its cover, but when the cover has a title like reusing old graves, its hard not to. There are various other examples i cant recall right now. Includes listings of top 25 book titles in each book topic. It purports to be the true account of the life of the eponymous moll, detailing her exploits from birth until old age. Book title generator the ultimate bank of 10,000 titles. Once your search has produced a list of relevant items, select a way to sort by clicking the sort results by box at the top of the list. Book title generator make hundreds of book titles with. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title by gwen glazer, communications november 22, 2017. Whether you want the cheapest reading copy or a specific collectible edition, with bookfinder, youll find just the right book.

However, some of these generated names could be good and might even inspire you to come up with your own name. Test your knowledge on this religion quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Previous the boys in the boat, in which eva is a sentimental moron and spams you with lots of pictures. Its not so much the length as the quality of the title that determines the salability of the book. If that subtitle is key, a shorter main title may qualify. If you want to get wordy, then leave that to the subtitle. Books with really long titles, books with the characters full name and hisher description in the title, books with titles that sound great.

They just really grab my attention and then stick with me. The 19th century was also the beginning of standardized printing practices that allowed for a trade binding. This letter was originally published as titles of paintings on may 2, 2006. Use the search box above begin by completing the title and author fields. Add your favorite books that have titles that have at least six words, not.

Titles that bestow functional authority with minimal executive, judicial, or. Borrow a book books on internet archive are offered in many formats, including daisy. Though we have no clue how many copies books like fancy coffins and goodbye testicles sold, were pretty sure their titles made more buzz than the content inside. Since 1997, bookfinder has made it easy to find any book at the best price.

Here within are found books rare and ancient, starting with the earliest printed works encompassing incunabula, 15th century. One of the frequentlyasked questions about book titles is, does the length of the title make any difference to the salability of the book. My eightyearold asked this very question after spending several days with her. Theres something charming and intriguing about a book with a title that goes over 9 syllables. Whether intentionally funny or just completely oblivious, here are some of the worst book titles youve ever seen. As you can see, for novels and booklength works i tend to lean toward long, phrasal, and poetic titles. Ame dyckman, book titles, brendan kearney, jon scieszka, josh funk, lady pancake and sir french toast, picture book titles, the stinky cheese man, wolfie the bunny, zacharia ohora. I do not consider reading summaries count as having read a book. Generators are likely to create many, many titles that will not want to use. Word count for novels and books is something i dont think about too often until i travel to a writers conference, and then someone asks a simple, innocent question. The following is a partial list of book titles taken from literature. A high percentage of the top selling books in history had short, catchy titles. As a 17yearold, i was completely absorbed by this story, wishing leo was. This list celebrates the most wonderful, obnoxious, mysterious, hilarious, and downright timeconsuming titles out there.

The hundredyearold man who climbed out of the window and. Liam neeson movies are hits, and its probably not a coincidence that you can bark out the names of several recent ones taken. This may be done as a conscious allusion to the themes of the older work or simply. I have gone back and read the full version in full or in parts when i really enjoyed a book. This person has taken famous and controversial literature and deemed them the most boring books of all times, despite the majority of them being highly successful. Because i like to imagine hosting a dinner party featuring long john silver. Furthermore, the internet has upended old paradigms of distribution. Read the long version if you like, but im in favor of abridged versions of really long books.

Apparently book titles cant be ed i was going to call my first tome confessions of an english opium eater, before my advisers counselled against it. The weirdest and the longest book title mobileread forums. Here are some interesting book title generators as well as some book title advice. Can you name the king james version bible books old and new testament that are 10 or more letters long without counting the numbers in their titles. This is actually a list of the weirdest book titles and one listing for the longest book title. Some of the best book titles today emerged only after much teeth gnashing. Also somebody commented on les mis, saying that hugo doesnt understand the world, he does, he just understood it. Generate a random story title thats relevant to your genre. Books with really long titles add your favorite books that have titles that have at least six words, not counting what comes after the colon. Below is a selection of alternate titles for my dads painting, the long winter, contributed by our readers when this letter was originally published.

Futility, or the wreck of the titanthats all one title, or of course dr. Check out selected results from nypl title quest 2019, held august 2, 2019, as well as title quest 2018. When searching our bookstore, you can sort your search results in the way that is most useful to you by selecting the sort option. This may be done as a conscious allusion to the themes of the older work or simply because the phrase seems memorable. Although the possibility is real, having to actually arrange a long title can seem like a fairly difficult task. As i pointed out here the serialized novel in the 19th century could not afford to have such long titles, since space in the newspaper or magazine was very precious. Alices adventures in wonderland lewis carroll a story written for the nineyearold daughter of an oxford don that still. Why were book titles of the 19th and 18th century so long. You can pick between fantasy, crime, mystery, romance, or scifi.

The internet archive offers over 20,000,000 freely downloadable books and texts. On top of everything else the russian master accomplished in this historical novel about the napoleonic era in russia, he really nailed the title. Amorous tales of the chaste loves of peter the long. The year britain became master of the world by frank mclynn but why do we have to have such long book titles these days. Now will leave you unfolding its many layers for a long time after. Explore unique, collectible and unusual items from the finest booksellers in the world. Both funny and moving, this book made me reflect for weeks on the. I must say, this book is even more beautiful than the title a rare find. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new. People get lured into crafting titles that are exacting and longwinded in an effort to make the title signal the book idea and audience.

The library shop is offering special discounts on themed book sets from the 100 great childrens books list. List of book titles taken from literature wikipedia. Many authors will use quotations from literature as the title for their works. It can be tough to remember the title and author of a book you read a long time ago. These famous book titles from classics, and other wellknown works. To verify that book titles are in fact getting longer, i grabbed all available. Probably why the fires have gone out that was once the first furious flames of marriage. Committing crimes coldbloodedly has long been a staple of speech, however.

A list of 40 classic books, both fiction and nonfiction, and why you should read them. Using some of them could put you in contention for the oddest book title prize. Jan 16, 2015 explore marialuciabees board books with long titles on. This book title generator will create hundreds of book titles for your topic with one click. See separation of powers for a description of the executive, judicial, and legislative functions as they are generally understood today. This is a list of personal titles arranged in a sortable table. You covered almost everything, you clever, witty genius, you covered everything except his head. If youre agonizing over your book title, youre not alone. Regardless of the discipline the paper is completed in, the necessity of composing or citing a long title is always a possibility. Alices adventures in wonderland lewis carroll a story written for the nineyear old daughter of an. Look inside the book and identify the books publisher complete the publisher field but leave out terms like limited, company or press. If you can, aim to keep the main title around 5 words or less.

This topic is currently marked as dormantthe last message is more than 90 days old. With that in mind, ive tried to put together the definitive post on word count for fiction novels, young adult, middle grade, childrens books and even memoir. This is an update of a previous post by sharon rickson. Official book club selection kathy griffin ballantine.