readerr Get the app

readerr › How long to read › Middlemarch

George Eliot

How long does it take to read Middlemarch?

Middlemarch is about 316,000 words. At an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute it takes about 22 h 08 min to read.

At your speed
22 h 08 min

316,000 words at 238 WPM · about 67 days at 20 minutes a day

238 WPM

Don’t know your speed? Take the 2-minute reading speed test →

Middlemarch reading time by speed

SpeedTotal timeAt 20 min a day
Audiobook pace150 words per minute35 h 07 min106 days
Slow200 words per minute26 h 20 min79 days
Average adult238 words per minute22 h 08 min67 days
Fast300 words per minute17 h 33 min53 days
readerr400 words per minute13 h 10 min40 days
readerr600 words per minute8 h 47 min27 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.

Middlemarch 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 Middlemarch 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 Middlemarch takes about 13 h 10 min.

Questions

How many words is Middlemarch?

Middlemarch is about 316,000 words in the Project Gutenberg edition.

How many pages is Middlemarch?

About 1,150 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 Middlemarch?

About 22 h 08 min at an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, 13 h 10 min at 400 words per minute.

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

About 67 days at an average 238 words per minute.

Books of a similar length

BookWordsAt 238 WPM
Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixJ. K. Rowling257,00018 h 00 min
UlyssesJames Joyce265,00018 h 33 min
A Game of ThronesGeorge R. R. Martin293,00020 h 31 min
Anna KareninaLeo Tolstoy351,00024 h 35 min
The Brothers KaramazovFyodor Dostoevsky351,00024 h 35 min
David CopperfieldCharles Dickens355,00024 h 52 min

All 136 books → · Open in the reading time calculator →

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