About 600,000.
Separately: wordcount for the early manuscripts and dictations of vol. 1 is
about 81,000. The Ashcroft-Lyon MS in vol. 3 clocks in at 57,000 words.
Sharon
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On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 6:22 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Now that it=E2=80=99s finally published in its entirety, I=E2=80=99m =
> wondering: How many words does the Autobiography contain altogether? I =
> mean the =E2=80=9Cactual=E2=80=9D text, not including the notes in each =
> volume, the introduction and the early false starts.
>
> -- Bob G.
>