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At a glance
1915 novel and bildungsroman by William Somerset Maugham.
- Author
- W. Somerset Maugham1874–1965
- First published
- 1915
- Original language
- British English
- Genre
- Literary fiction
- Readers
- Adult
- Length
- Epic200,000 words or more
- Readers' rating
- 4.1 out of 5from 73 ratings on Hardcover
How long it takes to read
About 17 h 18 min at 250 words a minute, or 27 h 55 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 21 h 38 min | 44 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 17 h 18 min | 35 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 14 h 25 min | 29 days |
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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
- 259,612
- Dialogue
- 21%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Average sentence
- 15 words
- Vocabulary
- 415 different words in every 1,000Distinct words in the sampled text; this does not measure writing quality.
Where the numbers come from
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- 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 Of Human Bondage?
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham has 259,605 words.
How long does it take to read Of Human Bondage?
About 17 h 18 min at 250 words a minute, or 27 h 55 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read Of Human Bondage at 30 minutes a day?
About 35 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote Of Human Bondage?
Of Human Bondage was written by W. Somerset Maugham and first published in 1915.
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