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Anna Sewell

How long does it take to read Black Beauty?

Black Beauty is about 60,000 words. At an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute it takes about 4 h 12 min to read.

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4 h 12 min

60,000 words at 238 WPM · about 13 days at 20 minutes a day

238 WPM

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Black Beauty reading time by speed

SpeedTotal timeAt 20 min a day
Audiobook pace150 words per minute6 h 40 min20 days
Slow200 words per minute5 h 00 min15 days
Average adult238 words per minute4 h 12 min13 days
Fast300 words per minute3 h 20 min10 days
readerr400 words per minute2 h 30 min8 days
readerr600 words per minute1 h 40 min5 days

Reading time is the word count divided by reading speed. 238 words per minute is the average for adults reading silently (Brysbaert, 2019). The orange rows are speeds you can read at one word at a time in readerr.

Black Beauty is in the public domain, so you can start reading right now: open it in the free online speed reader, or import the EPUB from Project Gutenberg into readerr.

Read Black Beauty faster

Part of the time spent on a page goes into moving your eyes from word to word. readerr shows the book one word at a time in a fixed spot, so your eyes stay still and you can go faster — at 400 words per minute Black Beauty takes about 2 h 30 min.

Questions

How many words is Black Beauty?

Black Beauty is about 60,000 words in the Project Gutenberg edition.

How many pages is Black Beauty?

About 220 pages in a typical paperback with about 275 words per page. Your edition may have more or fewer.

How long does it take to read Black Beauty?

About 4 h 12 min at an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, 2 h 30 min at 400 words per minute.

How long does it take to read Black Beauty at 20 minutes a day?

About 13 days at an average 238 words per minute.

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The War of the WorldsH. G. Wells60,0004 h 12 min
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Word count from the Project Gutenberg edition, rounded. Editions vary, so treat every number as approximate.