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At a glance
1859 novel by George Eliot.
- Author
- George Eliot1819–1880
- First published
- 1859
- Original language
- English
- Genre
- Romance
- Readers
- Adult
- Length
- Epic200,000 words or more
- Readers' rating
- 3.7 out of 5from 23 ratings on Hardcover
How long it takes to read
About 14 h 22 min at 250 words a minute, or 23 h 10 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 17 h 58 min | 36 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 14 h 22 min | 29 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 11 h 58 min | 24 days |
Adam Bede
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Counted from the text
Automated estimates from the selected Project Gutenberg text; it may include a preface or notes.
- Words in the text
- 215,513
- Chapters
- 55about 3,918 words each
- Dialogue
- 41%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Average sentence
- 22.1 words
- Vocabulary
- 430 different words in every 1,000Distinct words in the sampled text; this does not measure writing quality.
Where the numbers come from
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- hardcover.appreaders' rating
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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 Adam Bede?
Adam Bede by George Eliot has 215,513 words.
How long does it take to read Adam Bede?
About 14 h 22 min at 250 words a minute, or 23 h 10 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read Adam Bede at 30 minutes a day?
About 29 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote Adam Bede?
Adam Bede was written by George Eliot and first published in 1859.
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