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At a glance
Expanded version.
- First published
- 1847
- Original language
- English
- Genre
- Gothic fiction
- Readers
- Adult
- Length
- Epic200,000 words or more
How long it takes to read
About 29 h 9 min at 250 words a minute, or 47 h as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 36 h 26 min | 73 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 29 h 9 min | 59 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 24 h 17 min | 49 days |
The String of Pearls
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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
- 437,136
- Chapters
- 173about 2,527 words each
- Dialogue
- 50%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Average sentence
- 15.8 words
- Vocabulary
- 392 different words in every 1,000Distinct words in the sampled text; this does not measure writing quality.
Where the numbers come from
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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 String of Pearls?
The String of Pearls by James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest has 437,136 words.
How long does it take to read The String of Pearls?
About 29 h 9 min at 250 words a minute, or 47 h as an audiobook.
How many days to read The String of Pearls at 30 minutes a day?
About 59 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote The String of Pearls?
The String of Pearls was written by James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest and first published in 1847.
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