• Re: International Harry Potter Day

    From Michael F. Stemper@michael.stemper@gmail.com to alt.fan.harry-potter,alt.fantasy,rec.arts.sf.written,rec.arts.books.childrens on Fri May 8 07:48:32 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.books.childrens

    On 06/05/2026 19.55, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
    On 5/6/2026 7:11 AM, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
    On 05/05/2026 23.17, Steve Hayes wrote:
    On Tue, 5 May 2026 08:13:40 -0500, "Michael F. Stemper"
    <michael.stemper@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 03/05/2026 12.59, Steve Hayes wrote:

    [Harry Potter books]

    They didn't get as short as the first three, but it wasn't a monotonic >>>> increase.

    Do they give word counts?

    No, they don't.

    Mine are the Bloomsbury editions, but I suspect different editions
    might give different page counts.

    I suspect that as well. That is why I specifically used the first
    British publication (Bloomsbury) for all seven. Apples to apples.

    But!-a But!-a That's actually the correct way to do it!!!-a No one on the internet is allowed do things correctly!!!
    Sorry; I'll consider myself suitably admonished.
    --
    Michael F. Stemper
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