You might have seen interesting results from attempts to print pages of
Arthur's Classic Novels.
Try Mozilla Browser the print function works well with XML files
http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/
and you might find it a better browser for general use as well.
and if you wish.
Here is a method that works.
First go to
Text Editor for Windows and Linux
and download Editpad.
Install this text editor.
Now go to your novel. Click on the page.
Edit - Select All - Copy
Paste in Editpad
Then try printing
1 page. OK?
The rest is yours!
Sorry for the complexity but, at least, there is a solution.