Who has written the most words ever?

Late night musings. 

Looking at some of the postings amounts a few people have, I began to wonder

If you compared the most prolific forum poster in the world with the most prolific novelist, who would produce more written words? 

Who is the person with the most written content out there ever? 

Sexton Hardcastle - I think that Scientology dude wrote like 1,000 books. L. Ron Hubbard. Phone Post 3.0

I feel like some Reddit guy probably beat him like 3 years back though. The Internet is a strange, productive place. I feel like surely someone has surpassed that. 

The quest continues my friend

The answer is probably Dave Meltzer.

Tom Lawlor -

The answer is probably Dave Meltzer.

From a trashman to a man called  "filthy", (big fan!) I promise to look that up later. Good night OG.

Probably some career journalist like Norman mailer Phone Post 3.0

OriginalTUFer probably had the most in the shortest time span. At one point you couldn't refresh without seeing one of his threads Phone Post 3.0

George R R Martin wrote the most words ever. And that was just describing the items on a simple dinner table.

God

Tom Lawlor - 

The answer is probably Dave Meltzer.


My 1st guess too.

Rick_Cain - 

George R R Martin wrote the most words ever. And that was just describing the items on a simple dinner table.


He's no Dostoyevsky

Some 90 year old monk who's job since he was a kid was to write all day long

I believe it's still Charles Hamilton, also known as Frank Richards, the Englishman who wrote the Billy Bunter stories. Wrote about 100 million words in his life - for several decades he was cranking out 2 novels worth a week. Amazing man, I read some of those stories when I was a kid.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hamilton_(writer)

The musings of mad men do not stack up for comparison with the life's work of accomplished authors.

My Great Grand Uncle wrote 8 screenplays that were made into films, as well as 45 novels/novellas/short story collections.

Zoot - I believe it's still Charles Hamilton, also known as Frank Richards, the Englishman who wrote the Billy Bunter stories. Wrote about 100 million words in his life - for several decades he was cranking out 2 novels worth a week. Amazing man, I read some of those stories when I was a kid.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hamilton_(writer)

 

Very prolific.

 

Boys' Friend Library.

The Boys' Friend Library was published by the Amalgamated Press, being founded by WH ("Willy") Back, in September 1906 and lasted until wartime paper shortages ended its run in June 1940.

It was initially conceived as a vehicle for the hugely popular Jack, Sam & Pete stories, written by S. Clarke Hook, with the first two titles being dubbed the Jack, Sam & Pete Library.  However, Back quickly recognised that a wider range of authors would have a broader appeal, and the Boys' Friend Library was born.

In all, there were 1,440 issues in 2 series.  The stories were largely reprints of stories that had appeared in the large stable of Amalgamated Press storypapers, and included adventures, school stories, sporting tales, historical fiction, crime and science fiction by many of the most notable and famous authors of the day, including Leslie Charteris (creator of the Saint), WE Johns (Biggles), Jules Verne, Charles Hamilton (of Billy Bunter Fame), and many more.

The stories were a perennial favourite with schoolboys of all ages, being conveniently pocket-sized, with beautifully illustrated covers.

 

Now you know why I'm a Bisping fan, the British background.

The men behind boys' fiction

William Oliver Guillemont LoftsDerek John Adley

Howard Baker, 1970 - Biography & Autobiography - 361 pages

Contents

Introduction by Leslie Charteris
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The Charles Hamilton Schools
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