Literature World Records

Chad Lunders recited Shakespeare’s "To be, or not to be" soliloquy from Hamlet in 41.21 seconds while balancing on a rola bola[] board on top of a picnic table and juggling knives. The record was set on October 3, 2009 at the Kansas City Juggling Festival[]. tag:RecordSetterBook01

Thomas Anawalt recited Shakespeare’s "To be, or not to be" soliloquy from Hamletwhile shaking a Shake Weight in three minutes, 28.10 seconds. Anawaltset the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. [#WRAS18][]

Eliza and Emma sent and received seven text messages in 33.78 seconds quoting William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with the speech “O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”

Cody Storm, Samuel Taylor, and Jason Epp recited Act 1, Scene 1of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth in 10.08 seconds.

This record was set as part of Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself. The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

Bella R. recited the 66 books of The Bible in order in 16.18 seconds.

Teenage author Aaron Ozee published nine books. Learn more about his works here.

Nicolas Saperstein published seven e-books in one day.

Jeremy L. wrote a love poem to a newt consisting of 74 words in two minutes.

Poorvie Choudhary recited Hamlet's soliloquy "To Be or Not to Be" in 39.33 seconds.

Theresa Chadenga wrote a 5,791-word free-verse homophone love poem that she published as a one-poem book.

Art Hoffman recited a poem about lingerie 550 words long. He recited the work from memory.

17-year-old author Aaron Ozee published a bestselling collection of poetry titled "Ironic Perfection: Poetic Works of Aaron Ozee". The book was listed on the Kobo Books Bestseller List. Learn more about his works here.

Philani Amadeus Nyoni wrote a manuscript containing 306 Shakespearean sonnets.

Shripad Vaidya wrote a poem about nature in Hinglish. The poem is titled "Nature's Nature One Mirage One True" and consists of 3,751 words.

Teenage author Aaron Ozee published nine poetry collections. Learn more about his works here.