# War and Peace vs Les Misérables

War and Peace is longer: 56,305 more words, 1.1 times the length of Les Misérables.

- **[War and Peace](https://musael.com/books/war-and-peace.md):** 587,287 words, 1,296 pages, 39 h 9 min of reading
- **[Les Misérables](https://musael.com/books/les-miserables.md):** 530,982 words, 1,456 pages, 35 h 24 min of reading

## Questions

**Which is longer, War and Peace or Les Misérables?** War and Peace is longer: 56,305 more words, 1.1 times the length of Les Misérables.

**How much longer does War and Peace take to read than Les Misérables?** About 3 h 45 min more at 250 words a minute: 39 h 9 min against 35 h 24 min.

Source: https://musael.com/books/compare/war-and-peace-vs-les-miserables