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Hamlet reading time by speed
| Speed | Total time | At 20 min a day |
|---|---|---|
| Audiobook pace150 words per minute | 3 h 33 min | 11 days |
| Slow200 words per minute | 2 h 40 min | 8 days |
| Average adult238 words per minute | 2 h 14 min | 7 days |
| Fast300 words per minute | 1 h 47 min | 6 days |
| readerr400 words per minute | 1 h 20 min | 4 days |
| readerr600 words per minute | 53 min | 3 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.
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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 Hamlet takes about 1 h 20 min.
Questions
How many words is Hamlet?
Hamlet is about 32,000 words in the Project Gutenberg edition.
How many pages is Hamlet?
About 120 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 Hamlet?
About 2 h 14 min at an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, 1 h 20 min at 400 words per minute.
How long does it take to read Hamlet at 20 minutes a day?
About 7 days at an average 238 words per minute.
Books of a similar length
| Book | Words | At 238 WPM |
|---|---|---|
| Through the Looking-GlassLewis Carroll | 30,000 | 2 h 06 min |
| Animal FarmGeorge Orwell | 30,000 | 2 h 06 min |
| The Call of the WildJack London | 32,000 | 2 h 14 min |
| The PrinceNiccolò Machiavelli | 32,000 | 2 h 14 min |
| Charlotte’s WebE. B. White | 32,000 | 2 h 14 min |
| The Time MachineH. G. Wells | 33,000 | 2 h 19 min |
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Word count from the Project Gutenberg edition, rounded. Editions vary, so treat every number as approximate.