Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World

At a glance

1726 novel by Jonathan Swift.

Author

Jonathan Swift1667–1745

First published

1726

Original language

English

Genre

Fantasy

Readers

Adult

Length

Standard40,000 to 80,000 words

How long it takes to read

About 3 h 29 min at 250 words a minute, or 5 h 37 min as an audiobook.

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Counted from the text

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

Words in the text

52,209

Chapters

27about 1,934 words each

Average sentence

29.4 words

Vocabulary

435 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.

• gutenberg.orgword count
• openlibrary.orgbook record
• wikidata.orgdescription and author
• hardcover.appreaders' rating

The word count is Musael’s own count of the Project Gutenberg text, which can include a preface or notes.

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

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