# How long is a historical fiction novel?

The typical historical fiction novel here has 88,821 words, about 5 h 55 min of reading. 10 books, longest first.

| # | Book | words | Pages |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Les Misérables](https://musael.com/books/les-miserables.md) | 530,982 | 1,456 |
| 2 | [The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo](https://musael.com/books/the-seven-husbands-of-evelyn-hugo.md) | 109,893 | 400 |
| 3 | [Anne of Ingleside](https://musael.com/books/anne-of-ingleside.md) | 98,856 | 277 |
| 4 | [Anne of Green Gables](https://musael.com/books/anne-of-green-gables.md) | 97,364 | 384 |
| 5 | [Rilla of Ingleside](https://musael.com/books/rilla-of-ingleside.md) | 91,610 | 416 |
| 6 | [Anne of Windy Poplars](https://musael.com/books/anne-of-windy-poplars.md) | 86,032 | 288 |
| 7 | [Anne of Avonlea](https://musael.com/books/anne-of-avonlea.md) | 85,006 | 276 |
| 8 | [Rainbow Valley](https://musael.com/books/rainbow-valley.md) | 80,072 | 320 |
| 9 | [Anne's House of Dreams](https://musael.com/books/annes-house-of-dreams.md) | 78,579 | 227 |
| 10 | [Anne of the Island](https://musael.com/books/anne-of-the-island.md) | 73,623 | 256 |

## Questions

**How many words is a typical historical fiction novel?** The median of the 10 historical fiction books here is 88,821 words, about 5 h 55 min at 250 words a minute.

**What is the longest historical fiction book here?** Les Misérables, with 530,982 words.

Source: https://musael.com/books/genres/historical-fiction