# A London Life, and Other Tales

A London Life, and Other Tales by Henry James has 98,399 words.

## At a glance

- **Author:** [Henry James](https://musael.com/books/authors/henry-james.md) (1843–1916)
- **Genre:** literary fiction
- **Readers:** adult

## How long it takes to read

- **Words:** 98,399
- **Reading time:** 6 h 34 min (at 250 words a minute)
- **Listening time:** 10 h 35 min (audiobook pace, 155 words a minute)

| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 200 wpm | 8 h 12 min | 17 days |
| 250 wpm | 6 h 34 min | 14 days |
| 300 wpm | 5 h 28 min | 11 days |

## Read or listen

A London Life, and Other Tales is in the public domain: these editions are free to download, read and share.

- Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25500

## Counted from the text

Automated estimates from the selected Project Gutenberg text; it may include a preface or notes.

- Words in the text: 98,399
- Average sentence: 21.8 words

## Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below.

- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25500 (word count)
- https://openlibrary.org/works/OL33911940W
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25500

Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.

Source: https://musael.com/books/a-london-life-and-other-tales