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At a glance
Novella by Henry James.
- Author
- Henry James1843–1916
- First published
- 1879
- Original language
- English
- Genre
- Literary fiction
- Readers
- Adult
- Length
- Shortunder 40,000 words
- Readers' rating
- 3.3 out of 5from 56 ratings on Hardcover
How long it takes to read
About 1 h 25 min at 250 words a minute, or 2 h 18 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 1 h 47 min | 4 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 1 h 25 min | 3 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 1 h 11 min | 3 days |
Daisy Miller
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Counted from the text
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- Words in the text
- 21,331
- Dialogue
- 40%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Average sentence
- 11.7 words
- Vocabulary
- 407 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.
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- openlibrary.orgcover and record
- wikidata.orgdescription and author
- 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 Daisy Miller?
Daisy Miller by Henry James has 21,331 words.
How long does it take to read Daisy Miller?
About 1 h 25 min at 250 words a minute, or 2 h 18 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read Daisy Miller at 30 minutes a day?
About 3 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote Daisy Miller?
Daisy Miller was written by Henry James and first published in 1879.
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