Notable Texts

Use technical specs on major texts from Wolfram|Alpha’s data to kick start your next literary analysis and examine details from classical literature through modern scientific treatises. If you are wondering about the longest words used by the Bard of Avon or how the Articles of the US Constitution open—the answers are here.

Texts

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Poems

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Plays

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Novels

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