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Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton1830Thriller

Paul Clifford

Paul Clifford by Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton has 180,865 words, about 12 h 3 min of reading.

words
180,865
Reading time
12 h 3 min
Listening time
19 h 27 min

Very long Longer than 82% of the other 735 books here.

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At a glance

Novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton.

First published
1830
Original language
English
Readers
Adult
Length
Very long120,000 to 200,000 words

How long it takes to read

About 12 h 3 min at 250 words a minute, or 19 h 27 min as an audiobook.

Reading speedWhole bookAt 30 minutes a day
Careful200 words a minute15 h 4 min31 days
Average250 words a minute12 h 3 min25 days
Fast300 words a minute10 h 3 min21 days

Paul Clifford

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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
180,865
Chapters
35about 5,168 words each
Dialogue
37%of the words are inside quotation marks
Average sentence
22.4 words
Vocabulary
465 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.

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. Cover from Open Library; the edition shown may differ.

Questions

How many words is Paul Clifford?

Paul Clifford by Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton has 180,865 words.

How long does it take to read Paul Clifford?

About 12 h 3 min at 250 words a minute, or 19 h 27 min as an audiobook.

How many days to read Paul Clifford at 30 minutes a day?

About 25 days at an average reading speed.

Who wrote Paul Clifford?

Paul Clifford was written by Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton and first published in 1830.

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