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At a glance
1919 novel by John Buchan.
How long it takes to read
About 8 h 34 min at 250 words a minute, or 13 h 49 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 10 h 42 min | 22 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 8 h 34 min | 18 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 7 h 8 min | 15 days |
Mr. Standfast
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Compared with other books
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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
- 128,700
- Chapters
- 22about 5,850 words each
- Dialogue
- 30%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Average sentence
- 15.3 words
- Vocabulary
- 444 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.
- standardebooks.orgword count
- gutenberg.orgword count
- openlibrary.orgcover and record
- wikidata.orgdescription and author
- hardcover.appreaders' rating
The word count is Standard Ebooks’ count of its edition; the figures under “Counted from the text” are Musael’s own count of the Project Gutenberg text.
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 Mr. Standfast?
Mr. Standfast by John Buchan has 128,466 words.
How long does it take to read Mr. Standfast?
About 8 h 34 min at 250 words a minute, or 13 h 49 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read Mr. Standfast at 30 minutes a day?
About 18 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote Mr. Standfast?
Mr. Standfast was written by John Buchan and first published in 1919.
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