Find all the books, read about the author, and more. He later published an unabridged version of the novel in may 1990 containing 1,200 pages. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 53 on the bbc s the big read poll. Petrol tank, front mudguard, number plate and front stand. The number of pages depends on which format of the book you are reading. Just the other day, however, i discovered that the completely uncut version of the book released in 1990 is 1152 pages while my hardcover copy is 1008 pages.
Oct 10, 2016 pages and chapters arent a great measure for length chapters can be any length, and pages vary wildly depending on font size and other formatting choices not to mention software. In terms of words, memoirs tend to be comparable to novels. The stand is a book that has sat on my bookshelf for years, untouched and waiting for that day when im ready to tackle it. It keeps track of what printing of the edition this is. It will vary if depending on if its a pocket paperback, a trade paperback, or a hardback. King restored some fragments of texts that were initially reduced, revised the order of the chapters, shifted the novels setting from 1980 to 10 years forward, and accordingly. Getting sick while youre reading the first part of the stand. Traditionally, artamene ou le grand cyrus, has been considered the longest novel, but has lately been surpassed by at least one novel, or two depending on the criterion used to determine length. The stand, book by stephen king mass market paperback. Aside from its length, the book is notable for introducing the character of randall flagg, who was to become a recurring villain in many of kings later works. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35. And with realtime collaboration, your team can work together, whether theyre on mac, ipad, or iphone, or using a pc.
A longer edition of the novel was later released in may of 1990. Buy a discounted paperback of the stand online from australias leading. From the start, pages places you in the perfect creative. A customer can read your book as many times as they like, but we will only pay you for the number of pages read the first time the customer reads them. Retrouvez les horaires, avis et bons plans pour mieux choisir. The size of book number of pages needed will be determined from the pattern. A place to stand is a hell of a book, quite literally. The stand complete and uncut paperback january 1, 1990 by stephen king author. Downstairs, max paints white over the pages of mein kampf and hangs them up to dry.
I think you will find that the stand is one of those books that you never want to end, so having a few extra hundred pages is a blessing in disguise. I am not sure how many times i have read this book nowa dozen times. In 1990, the stand was reprinted as a complete and uncut edition. Bless me, ultima quotes with page number freebooksummary. Hey, guys, so i got a copy of the complete and uncut versions of the stand for christmas, and yesterday i got a secondhand paperback of the original, cut copy of the stand, which is under pages. In these cases you will need to double the number to give the numbered pages. Book page count calculator how many pages is my novel. Buy the stand by stephen king from waterstones today. As a man grows he sees life and death, he is happy and sad, he works, plays, meets people sometimes it takes a lifetime to acquire understanding, because in the end understanding simply means having sympathy for people. However, there are some designers that give the number of folds leafs instead.
The stand by stephen king meet your next favorite book. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. It may take months for customers to read pages in your book, but no matter how long it takes, well still pay you once it happens. The stand was adapted as a 1994 television miniseries. I love this book so much, and have read it quite a few times over the years. You can see that when the book is not spread, the number is very tall and narrow, this is how it should be, as the folding of pages will thicken it. King restored some fragments of texts that were initially reduced, revised the order of the chapters, shifted the novels setting from 1980 to 10 years forward, and accordingly corrected a number of cultural references.
By default, the first page is a recto right page numbered 1. However, the sheer number of books 54 novels, six nonfiction works, and countless short stories. Basic book designnumber of pages wikibooks, open books. I later showed those cut pages to an editor and he said, you know, we could redo this book, we could reissue it as the uncut stand. We want to give authors an easy way to show how long their book or novel is. The book was the last of kings novels published by doubleday in september 1978 the novel is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy story that reworks the scenario of kings earlier short story, night surf. A couple of weeks ago, that day came and do i wish i had read it sooner, laws yes, moon that spells sooner.
How many pages are in the edited version of the stand by. Pick a city below to search the white pages of that particular city. It may be cheaper to print a 224page book instead of a 216page book. I did this by spreading the pages out first by approx double so that it gives a better idea of what the final number would look like.
Why do books copyright pages have 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Apr 06, 2011 my least favorite king book is the complete and uncut version of the stand. Chapter 1 hapscombs texaco sat on number 93 just north of arnette, a pissant fourstreet burg about 110 miles from houston. Some of melinda descriptions are her throat, lips, and inabilitylack of desire to speak certainly stand out in our minds. The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king. Basic book designnumber of pages wikibooks, open books for. The book was difficult for king to write because of the large number of characters and storylines.
Pages is a powerful word processor that lets you create stunning documents. Ever since i opened the book, the pages have been falling and peeling out. The original version of the stand was 823 pages long. Nov 29, 2012 the stand was originally closer to 1200 pages, but doubledays presses could only accommodate an 800ish page book, so his editor gave king an ultimatum. Our phone book of names, phone numbers and addresses will help you locate anyone, anywhere. New edition, book club, of the stand, features a considerable amount of previously unpublished material which was originally cut from the first edition of the book. It contains 3,958 pages in four volumes and took 10 years to complete. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. The list of books and their page counts was supplied by kings office and refers to the american hardcover editions. The stand is the sixth book published by stephen king. Learn how to number pages, chapters, and sections in indesign. The full edition is the longest book by stephen king, both in page and word count as it nears 500,000. He paints himself as a bird since he remembers liesel saying his hair.
Jun 20, 2009 the number of pages depends on which format of the book you are reading. Novels appear in lots of different sizes but for a shorter book i prefer smaller sizes that seem to be more intimate a reading experience. Then, in black, he paints a page story with words and drawings. I realize that this is the version that king wants to be remembered and the only one a lot of people have read, but it is a travesty compared to the original 1978 story. You can even use apple pencil on your ipad to add comments and illustrations by hand. We have tapped into the largest databases of information to offer you landline, cellphone and business information on any phone number or name. The chinese wuxia novelist jin yong wrote a number of long novels, of which the longest are the deer and the cauldron 1,230,000 characters and demigods and semidevils 1,211,000 characters. Kings original draft was 1152, but kings publisher at the time, doubleday, forced him to trim the book, because. The illustrations in the revised edition were done by bernie wrightson. Tonight the regulars were there, sitting by the cash register, drinking beer, talking idly, watching the bugs fly into the big lighted sign. Every uncut version i have seen says it is uncut on the cover. Jan 15, 2008 according to wikipedia, the original version of the stand was 823 pages and the uncut version was 1168.
Royalties in kindle unlimited and kindle owners lending library. King on king stephen king on his 10 longest novels. The book was the last of kings novels published by doubleday in september 1978. There are any number of memorable quotations throughout the book. Synonyms for bookstand include bookrest, lectern, reading desk, reading stand, stand, pulpit, rostrum, platform, ambo and podium.
How to use our book page count calculator select your word print size select the book genre enter your books word count press calculate number of pages just 4 easy steps and youre done. From wikibooks, open books for an open world the stand was nominated for the world fantasy award for best novel in 1979, and was adapted into both a television miniseries for abc and a graphic novel published by marvel comics. I had the manuscript on one side of an ibm selectric typewriter and i had the pages of a book that i had torn out of the binding on the other side. The stand is 1,320 pages long which is a challenge for any reader, and it took me two weeks. For me, it is easily the best stephen king book i have read as it has the familiar ordinary people with plausible back stories thrown into extraordinary. For a week, hans and rosa keep liesel out of the basement because they know that max is making a surprise for her a book. How many pages are in stephen kings the stand, uncut. May 31, 2016 the number line, or printers key, often seen on the page of books is simply a method of recordkeeping that helps identify the books printing and, for some, year of printing a specific book, which may or may not be different than the original date listed elsewhere on the page. This issue of the stand now comes much closer to the authors original intention. I think it is one of my 23 favorite king books and i would much rather have the additional material. According to wikipedia, the original version of the stand was 823 pages and the uncut version was 1168. The novel is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy story that reworks the scenario of kings earlier short story, night surf.
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