I Am a Woman

At a glance

1959 novel by Ann Bannon.

Author

Ann Bannon1932–

First published

1959

Original language

English

Genre

Romance

Readers

Adult

Length

Standard40,000 to 80,000 words

How long it takes to read

About 5 h at 250 words a minute, or 8 h 4 min as an audiobook.

Compared with other books

The books closest in length, and a few well-known ones for scale.

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7. 7I Am a WomanAnn Bannon74,973
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Counted from the text

Automated estimates from the selected Project Gutenberg text; it may include a preface or notes.

Words in the text

74,973

Chapters

17about 4,410 words each

Dialogue

41%of the words are inside quotation marks

Average sentence

8.1 words

Vocabulary

399 different words in every 1,000Distinct words in the sampled text; this does not measure writing quality.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below.

• gutenberg.orgword count
• openlibrary.orgcover and record
• wikidata.orgdescription and author
• hardcover.appreaders' rating

The word count is Musael’s own count of the Project Gutenberg text, which can include a preface or notes.

Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition. Cover from Open Library; the edition shown may differ.

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