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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib
^ I agree that the book you mention is not considered a short book, but he didn't say that book was short. He was mentioning Verne in a general sense, and that Verne "...tends to write rather short books that fit into the serialization method of publishing."
The quoted comment can certainly be argued.
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20,000 leagues was some 500 pages, definitely not short. On the other hand, from the Earth to the Moon was 126 pages, Five weeks in a Balloon was 286 pages, Journey to the Center of the Earth was 247, Around the World in 80 days was 201 pages. (the number of pages for these books is going to vary depending on the translation used)
One can normally find exceptions to any general statement. That's why the word exceptions exists. If there were no exceptions, we wouldn't need the word.
When dealing with works originally serialized, a lot depends on the magazine where it appeared. If I recall correctly, 20,000 leagues was serialized over the period of a year. Not every magazine/paper could afford such a long running serialization, nor were all magazines/papers that stable. Back when I first started reading SF, there were several SF&F magazines that I use to read. I first read several of Roger Zelazny's Amber books in serialized form They tended to be in the 130 to 150 page range.