Did you know how long it took to write these famous books?

J.K Rowling took six years to write Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first book in the Harry Potter series. It was published on 26 June, 1997 and the bestselling fantasy novel series is marking its 20th anniversary in 2017.
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George R.R. Martin took five years to write A Dance with Dragons (2011), which is the fifth book in A Song of Ice and Fire series. The hit TV series Game of Thrones is based on Martin's epic fantasy novels.
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EL James wrote the Fifty Shades Trilogy in 1.5 years and published them in 2011-2012. In August 2013, sales of the trilogy saw James top the Forbes' list of the highest-earning authors, including the earnings through the film rights to Fifty Shades of Grey, according to Wikipedia.
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J.R.R Tolkien wrote the Lord of the Rings Trilogy in a span of 16 years. Lord of the Rings was initially written as a sequel to Tolkien's fantasy novel The Hobbit (1937), but it eventually developed into a much larger work.
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Victor Hugo took 12 years to write Les Miserables, which was first published in 1862. The novel begins in 1815 and culminates in the June Rebellion in Paris (1832) and follows the live of and struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean - his experience of redemption.
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Margaret Mitchell wrote Gone with the Wind in a period of 10 years. Set during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era, the story is about Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner, and her struggles to get out of poverty.
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Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird in 2.5 years. The novel is known for its warmth and wit, despite dealing with issues like rape and racial discrimination. To Kill a Mockingbird was an instant bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961.
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Emily Bronte wrote Wuthering Heights in a period of nine months. Published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, Wuthering Heights is Brontë's only novel as she died the following year, at the age of 30.
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Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in just six weeks. The novella follows the story of an old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge. He is visited by Jacob Marley, his former business partner's ghost, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. This meeting transforms Scrooge into a kind person.
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Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange was written in just three weeks. In 2005, the novel was listed on Time magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923.
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Robert Louis Stevenson wrote The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in just six days. This novella was first published in 1886 and is also simply known as Jekyll & Hyde. The story is about a London-based lawyer, Gabriel John Utterson, who investigates weird occurrences between his old friend Dr Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde.
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