Frequency counts from plain text versions of these: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1661 http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1342 A = 1374 a = 77072 78446 B = 1728 b = 14220 15948 C = 1056 c = 23604 24660 D = 868 d = 40836 41704 E = 1209 e = 123974 125183 F = 396 f = 21059 21455 G = 439 g = 17924 18363 H = 1988 h = 61912 63900 I = 6545 i = 62995 69540 J = 474 j = 958 1432 K = 197 k = 6766 6963 L = 1089 l = 38446 39535 M = 2524 m = 24565 27089 N = 698 n = 67183 67881 O = 690 o = 74960 75650 P = 517 p = 15063 15580 Q = 22 q = 1063 1085 R = 475 r = 57903 58378 S = 1409 s = 60104 61513 T = 2156 t = 85576 87732 U = 154 u = 28708 28862 V = 134 v = 10246 10380 W = 1447 w = 22456 23903 X = 10 x = 1450 1460 Y = 860 y = 21831 22691 Z = 7 z = 1087 1094 e = 125183 t = 87732 a = 78446 o = 75650 i = 69540 n = 67881 h = 63900 s = 61513 r = 58378 d = 41704 l = 39535 u = 28862 m = 27089 c = 24660 w = 23903 y = 22691 f = 21455 g = 18363 b = 15948 p = 15580 v = 10380 k = 6963 x = 1460 j = 1432 z = 1094 q = 1085 Huffman tree: 569515 306681 159968 81522 d = 41704 39818 f = 21455 g = 18363 a = 78446 146713 o = 75650 71063 l = 39535 31528 b = 15948 p = 15580 262834 137421 i = 69540 n = 67881 125413 h = 63900 s = 61513 420912 239512 e = 125183 114329 r = 58378 55951 u = 28862 m = 27089 181400 93668 48563 c = 24660 w = 23903 45105 y = 22691 22414 12034 k = 6963 5071 2892 x = 1460 j = 1432 2179 z = 1094 q = 1085 v = 10380 t = 87732 char <= 'i' e = 125183 a = 78446 i = 69540 h = 63900 d = 41704 c = 24660 f = 21455 g = 18363 b = 15948 char <= 't' t = 87732 o = 75650 n = 67881 s = 61513 r = 58378 l = 39535 m = 27089 p = 15580 k = 6963 j = 1432 q = 1085 char > 't' u = 28862 w = 23903 y = 22691 v = 10380 x = 1460 z = 1094