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Arthur Machen1894Gothic fiction

The Great God Pan

The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen has 21,746 words, about 1 h 27 min of reading.

words
21,746
Reading time
1 h 27 min
Listening time
2 h 20 min

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At a glance

1894 novel by Arthur Machen.

Author
Arthur Machen1863–1947
First published
1894
Original language
English
Readers
Adult
Length
Shortunder 40,000 words
Readers' rating
3.6 out of 5from 74 ratings on Hardcover

How long it takes to read

About 1 h 27 min at 250 words a minute, or 2 h 20 min as an audiobook.

Reading speedWhole bookAt 30 minutes a day
Careful200 words a minute1 h 49 min4 days
Average250 words a minute1 h 27 min3 days
Fast300 words a minute1 h 12 min3 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
21,746
Dialogue
56%of the words are inside quotation marks
Average sentence
18.5 words
Vocabulary
427 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 The Great God Pan?

The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen has 21,746 words.

How long does it take to read The Great God Pan?

About 1 h 27 min at 250 words a minute, or 2 h 20 min as an audiobook.

How many days to read The Great God Pan at 30 minutes a day?

About 3 days at an average reading speed.

Who wrote The Great God Pan?

The Great God Pan was written by Arthur Machen and first published in 1894.

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