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At a glance
1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne.
- Author
- Jules Verne1828–1905
- First published
- 1864
- Original language
- French
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Readers
- Adult
- Length
- Standard40,000 to 80,000 words
How long it takes to read
About 4 h 56 min at 250 words a minute, or 7 h 57 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 6 h 10 min | 13 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 4 h 56 min | 10 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 4 h 7 min | 9 days |
A Journey into the Interior of the Earth
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Compared with other books
The books closest in length, and a few well-known ones for scale.
Counted from the text
Automated estimates from the selected Project Gutenberg text; it may include a preface or notes.
- Words in the text
- 73,996
- Chapters
- 45about 1,644 words each
- Dialogue
- 23%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Average sentence
- 14.8 words
- Vocabulary
- 461 different words in every 1,000Distinct words in the sampled text; this does not measure writing quality.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below.
- gutenberg.orgword count
- openlibrary.orgbook record
- wikidata.orgdescription and author
The word count is Musael’s own count of the Project Gutenberg text, which can include a preface or notes.
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is A Journey into the Interior of the Earth?
A Journey into the Interior of the Earth by Jules Verne has 73,996 words.
How long does it take to read A Journey into the Interior of the Earth?
About 4 h 56 min at 250 words a minute, or 7 h 57 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read A Journey into the Interior of the Earth at 30 minutes a day?
About 10 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote A Journey into the Interior of the Earth?
A Journey into the Interior of the Earth was written by Jules Verne and first published in 1864.
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