However, 'Artamène' by Madeleine and Georges de Scudèry is a ten volume novel published between 1694 and 1653 is longer. The novel, telling a story of Cyrus the Great of ancient Persia, features a staggering 2,100,000 words in 13,095 pages. Now that's bedtime reading...
The Indubitable Source
Estd. 2008
Saturday, 16 January 2010
The Longest Novel in the World
Sunday, 5 July 2009
Random Fact #19
Christians can be hilarious:
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20America/Hellivision/walt_disney.htm
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Friday, 13 February 2009
Random Fact #17
Johnny Cash's real name was J. R. Cash. His parents liked the initials but couldn't think of names to go with them!
Sunday, 16 November 2008
Random Fact #16
More of a tip this time. Do NOT repeatedly put MacBooks down heavily - you will shake the ethernet port wires loose inside. It sucks not having my own internet.
Although at least it was fixed in less than 24 hours - take that Microsoft!
Although at least it was fixed in less than 24 hours - take that Microsoft!
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Random Fact #15
Did you know that MI5 and MI6 were only called MI5 and MI6 for 13 years between 1916 and 1929. Since 1931 they have been called the Secret Service (SS) and Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) respectively.
Monday, 27 October 2008
Random Fact #14
The Rugby World Cup started in 1987 in Australia and New Zealand. This was won by New Zealand who beat France 29-9 in the final. Since then Australia and South Africa have won the tournament twice each and England have won one.
Bonus Fact #1: It's boring being home alone.
Sunday, 26 October 2008
Random Fact #13
Recent estimates show that 1 in 5 British households own a copy of Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon'. The album has also sold around 30 million copies worldwide and is certified 15x platinum by the RIAA.
Random Fact #12
Did you know that 0.01°C is the triple point of water. This is when water can exist in solid, liquid and gaseous forms.
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
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