This novel contains approximately 88,000 words which, in order to save paper, have been compressed within 226 pages There are many more words on each page than would he desirable in normal times margins have been reduced and no space has been wasted between chapters. The length of the average novel is between 70,000 and 90,000 words which, ordinarily, make a book between 228 and 320 pages This novel would ordinarily make a book of about 320 pages.
THIS BOOK IS PRODUCED IN COMPLETE CONFORMITY WITH THE AUTHORISED ECONOMY STANDARDS