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At a glance
Book by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner.
- Author
- Mark Twain & Charles Dudley Warner1835–1910
- First published
- 1873
- Original language
- English
- Genre
- Humorous fiction
- Readers
- Adult
- Length
- Very long120,000 to 200,000 words
How long it takes to read
About 10 h 35 min at 250 words a minute, or 17 h 5 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 13 h 14 min | 27 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 10 h 35 min | 22 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 8 h 49 min | 18 days |
The Gilded Age
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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
- 158,827
- Chapters
- 70about 2,269 words each
- Dialogue
- 35%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Average sentence
- 16.9 words
- Vocabulary
- 442 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.
- gutenberg.orgword count
- openlibrary.orgcover and record
- wikidata.orgdescription and author
- hardcover.appreaders' rating
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 The Gilded Age?
The Gilded Age by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner has 158,827 words.
How long does it take to read The Gilded Age?
About 10 h 35 min at 250 words a minute, or 17 h 5 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read The Gilded Age at 30 minutes a day?
About 22 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote The Gilded Age?
The Gilded Age was written by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner and first published in 1873.
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