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At a glance
1924 novel by E. M. Forster.
- Author
- E. M. Forster1879–1970
- First published
- 1924
- Original language
- British English
- Genre
- Literary fiction
- Readers
- Adult
- Length
- Long80,000 to 120,000 words
- Readers' rating
- 3.6 out of 5from 111 ratings on Hardcover
How long it takes to read
About 6 h 44 min at 250 words a minute, or 10 h 51 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 8 h 25 min | 17 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 6 h 44 min | 14 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 5 h 37 min | 12 days |
A Passage to India
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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
- 102,054
- Chapters
- 37about 2,758 words each
- Dialogue
- 37%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Average sentence
- 13.2 words
- Vocabulary
- 458 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.
- standardebooks.orgword count
- gutenberg.orgword count
- openlibrary.orgcover and record
- wikidata.orgdescription and author
- hardcover.appreaders' rating
The word count is Standard Ebooks’ count of its edition; the figures under “Counted from the text” are Musael’s own count of the Project Gutenberg text.
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition. Cover from Open Library; the edition shown may differ.
Questions
How many words is A Passage to India?
A Passage to India by E. M. Forster has 100,969 words.
How long does it take to read A Passage to India?
About 6 h 44 min at 250 words a minute, or 10 h 51 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read A Passage to India at 30 minutes a day?
About 14 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote A Passage to India?
A Passage to India was written by E. M. Forster and first published in 1924.
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