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In 2013, Danish dictionary Verdens Største Ordbog won the title for "Thickest Unpublished Book," with a page count of 89,471. [2] According to Guinness World Records, as of 2023, World-2023 ESN Publications and London Organisation of Skills Development Ltd is the thickest book ever to have been physically produced, with a page count of 100,100 ...
The book was first published in German on August 1, 1998, through Arche Verlag and follows a romance between a nameless older man and Agnes, a young woman that is almost half his age. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Of the book, Stamm commented that he saw the book's landscape and climate as an important way of setting the tone for the novel and its characters.
Agnes Grey, A Novel is the first novel by English author Anne Brontë (writing under the pen name of "Acton Bell"), first published in December 1847, and republished in a second edition in 1850. [2] The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess , as she works within families of the English gentry.
Agnes Sligh Turnbull (October 14, 1888, New Alexandria, Pennsylvania – January 31, 1982, Livingston, New Jersey) was a bestselling American writer, most noted for her works of historical fiction based in her native Western Pennsylvania.
The novel tells the story of Agnes DeWitt as Father Damien, the reverend who becomes part of the reservation community. Erdrich's narration alternates between Agnes’ early 20th-century memories and a series of interviews set in 1996 wherein another priest questions Damien about the possible canonization of Pauline Puyat.
Daughter of Earth (1929) is an autobiographical novel by the American author and journalist Agnes Smedley.The novel chronicles the years of Marie Rogers's tumultuous childhood, struggles in relationships with men (both physical and emotional), time working with the Socialist Party, and involvement in the Indian independence movement.
Agnes Magnúsdóttir (27 October 1795 – 12 January 1830) was the last person to be executed in Iceland, along with Friðrik Sigurðsson. The pair were sentenced to death for the murder of Natan Ketilsson , a farmer in Illugastaðir in Vatnsnes , and Pétur Jónsson from Geitaskarð on 14 March 1828.
Agnes Cuming (1890–1962) was an Irish born English philosopher and the first librarian of the University of Hull (1929–1955). [1] She was one of the first wave of women librarians at university colleges, [ 2 ] and was responsible for protecting the book collection during the Hull Blitz in World War II .