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At a glance
1913 children's novel by Eleanor H. Porter.
- Author
- Eleanor H. Porter1868–1920
- First published
- 1913
- Original language
- American English
- Genre
- Children fiction
- Readers
- Middle grade
- Length
- Standard40,000 to 80,000 words
- Readers' rating
- 3.8 out of 5from 71 ratings on Hardcover
How long it takes to read
About 3 h 47 min at 250 words a minute, or 6 h 6 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 4 h 43 min | 10 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 3 h 47 min | 8 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 3 h 9 min | 7 days |
Pollyanna
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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
- 55,755
- Chapters
- 32about 1,742 words each
- Dialogue
- 55%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Average sentence
- 11.3 words
- Vocabulary
- 410 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 Pollyanna?
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter has 56,658 words.
How long does it take to read Pollyanna?
About 3 h 47 min at 250 words a minute, or 6 h 6 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read Pollyanna at 30 minutes a day?
About 8 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote Pollyanna?
Pollyanna was written by Eleanor H. Porter and first published in 1913.
Writing a book of your own?
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