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Jane Austen

How long does it take to read Pride and Prejudice?

Pride and Prejudice is about 128,000 words. At an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute it takes about 8 h 58 min to read.

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8 h 58 min

128,000 words at 238 WPM · about 27 days at 20 minutes a day

238 WPM

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Pride and Prejudice reading time by speed

SpeedTotal timeAt 20 min a day
Audiobook pace150 words per minute14 h 13 min43 days
Slow200 words per minute10 h 40 min32 days
Average adult238 words per minute8 h 58 min27 days
Fast300 words per minute7 h 07 min22 days
readerr400 words per minute5 h 20 min16 days
readerr600 words per minute3 h 33 min11 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 Pride and Prejudice takes about 5 h 20 min.

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How many words is Pride and Prejudice?

Pride and Prejudice is about 128,000 words in the Project Gutenberg edition.

How many pages is Pride and Prejudice?

About 470 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 Pride and Prejudice?

About 8 h 58 min at an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, 5 h 20 min at 400 words per minute.

How long does it take to read Pride and Prejudice at 20 minutes a day?

About 27 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.