diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+books/
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
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+++ b/main.py
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+import string
+
+def open_book(book_path):
+    with open(book_path) as f:
+        file_contents = f.read()
+    return file_contents
+
+def count_words(book_text):
+    words = book_text.split()
+    counter = 0
+    for word in words:
+        counter += 1
+    return counter
+
+def count_char_instance(book_text):
+    char_count = {char: 0 for char in string.ascii_lowercase}
+    text = book_text
+    for char in text.lower():
+        if char in char_count:
+                char_count[char] += 1
+    return char_count
+
+def print_report(word_count,char_count):
+    print("--- Begin report of books/frankenstein.txt ---")
+    print(f"{word_count} words found in the document")
+    print("")
+    chars = [char for char in string.ascii_lowercase]
+    for char in chars:
+       print(f"The '{char}' character was found {char_count.get(char)} times")
+    print("--- End report ---")
+
+wc = count_words(open_book("books/frankenstein.txt"))
+cc = count_char_instance(open_book("books/frankenstein.txt"))
+print_report(wc,cc)