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At a glance
- Author
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau1712–1778
- Genre
- Romance
- Readers
- Adult
- Length
- Epic200,000 words or more
How long it takes to read
About 21 h 11 min at 250 words a minute, or 34 h 10 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 26 h 29 min | 53 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 21 h 11 min | 43 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 17 h 39 min | 36 days |
Eloisa
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Counted from the text
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- Words in the text
- 317,808
- Chapters
- 162about 1,962 words each
- Average sentence
- 24.1 words
- Vocabulary
- 424 different words in every 1,000Distinct words in the sampled text; this does not measure writing quality.
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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 Eloisa?
Eloisa by Jean-Jacques Rousseau has 317,808 words.
How long does it take to read Eloisa?
About 21 h 11 min at 250 words a minute, or 34 h 10 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read Eloisa at 30 minutes a day?
About 43 days at an average reading speed.
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