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Originally Posted by Pulpmeister
Earth to the Moon: 51,000 words or so. But it was only half the tale, as "Around the Moon" was Part 2. At the end of "Earth to.." the crew hadn't even left Earth. The second half, Around the Moon, runs to about 55,000 words. So 105,000 words in all.
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And it seems longer.
Actually, I rather liked the first half (shows off Verne's humour to good effect), but got bogged down in the detail of the second.