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Miguel de Cervantes

How long does it take to read Don Quixote?

Don Quixote is about 427,000 words. At an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute it takes about 29 h 54 min to read.

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29 h 54 min

427,000 words at 238 WPM · about 90 days at 20 minutes a day

238 WPM

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Don Quixote reading time by speed

SpeedTotal timeAt 20 min a day
Audiobook pace150 words per minute47 h 27 min143 days
Slow200 words per minute35 h 35 min107 days
Average adult238 words per minute29 h 54 min90 days
Fast300 words per minute23 h 43 min72 days
readerr400 words per minute17 h 48 min54 days
readerr600 words per minute11 h 52 min36 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.

Don Quixote 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 Don Quixote 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 Don Quixote takes about 17 h 48 min.

Questions

How many words is Don Quixote?

Don Quixote is about 427,000 words in the Project Gutenberg edition.

How many pages is Don Quixote?

About 1,550 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 Don Quixote?

About 29 h 54 min at an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, 17 h 48 min at 400 words per minute.

How long does it take to read Don Quixote at 20 minutes a day?

About 90 days at an average 238 words per minute.

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Word count from the Project Gutenberg edition, rounded. Editions vary, so treat every number as approximate.