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Jennifer Laughran notes in Wordcount Dracula
Read her post for the numbers.
I am on the record as saying I don't really care about word counts unless they are so off-the wall out of bounds that it is absurd. And it is true. But there are generally accepted norms for this sort of thing that you should be aware of. I've pulled some new and classic examples in each fiction category so you can see how they vary.
Read her post for the numbers.