The novel with the most words in the world is Dream of the Red Chamber, which was written in the Qing Dynasty. It has 980 chapters and a total word count of 8.79 million words. This novel is a classic of Chinese classical novels and is regarded as one of the great works in the history of Chinese literature. The novel depicted the life of the feudal society in the Qing Dynasty, reflecting the richness of human nature and the complexity of society. It had high literary and artistic value.