# Aurelian

Aurelian by William Ware has 147,251 words.

## At a glance

- **Author:** [William Ware](https://musael.com/books/authors/william-ware.md) (1797–1852)
- **Genre:** historical fiction
- **Readers:** adult

## How long it takes to read

- **Words:** 147,251
- **Reading time:** 9 h 49 min (at 250 words a minute)
- **Listening time:** 15 h 50 min (audiobook pace, 155 words a minute)

| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 200 wpm | 12 h 16 min | 25 days |
| 250 wpm | 9 h 49 min | 20 days |
| 300 wpm | 8 h 11 min | 17 days |

## Read or listen

Aurelian is in the public domain: these editions are free to download, read and share.

- Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21953

## Counted from the text

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

- Words in the text: 147,251
- Chapters: 11
- Average sentence: 25.6 words

## Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below.

- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21953 (word count)
- https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24742429W
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21953

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

Source: https://musael.com/books/aurelian