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Novel by Daniel Defoe.
How long it takes to read
About 9 h 12 min at 250 words a minute, or 14 h 51 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 11 h 30 min | 24 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 9 h 12 min | 19 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 7 h 40 min | 16 days |
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
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- Words in the text
- 138,090
- Dialogue
- 13%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Vocabulary
- 350 different words in every 1,000Distinct words in the sampled text; this does not measure writing quality.
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How many words is The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders?
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe has 138,090 words.
How long does it take to read The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders?
About 9 h 12 min at 250 words a minute, or 14 h 51 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders at 30 minutes a day?
About 19 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders?
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders was written by Daniel Defoe and first published in 1722.
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