How many pages is Emma?

About 512 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 160,541 words, about 10½ hrs of reading at an average pace.

Is Emma worth reading?

We score it 6.2 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth it for some readers. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.92 out of 5 from 901 ratings, which counts for 6.5; at about 10½ hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.3 for its length.

How long is the Emma audiobook?

About 18 hrs, estimated from the 161,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

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Emma

Name: Emma
Author: Jane Austen

Jane Austen

10½ hrsto read

6.2worth it

At your speed≈ 10½ hrs

Pages512

Audiobook≈ 18 hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

The complete text runs to 160,541 words, counted word for word. At an average 250 words a minute that is 10½ hrs — a week or more of evenings.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.92 out of 5, from 901 ratings.

Worth-it score 6.2/10 — Worth it for some readers. Readers 6.5 (Hardcover's 3.92★ from 901 ratings) − length 0.3 = 6.2. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Emma?

The complete text of Emma runs to 160,541 words — about 512 pages in the edition we list. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Emma at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	15½ hrs
Average	250	10½ hrs
Fast	400	6½ hrs

Counted word for word from the complete public-domain text on Project Gutenberg, so these times don't depend on any one edition's page count. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts. Prefer to listen? At a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute the audiobook runs about 18 hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Emma?: About 10½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The complete text of Emma runs to 160,541 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 15½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 6½ hrs.
How many pages is Emma?: About 512 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 160,541 words, about 10½ hrs of reading at an average pace.
Is Emma worth reading?: We score it 6.2 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth it for some readers. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.92 out of 5 from 901 ratings, which counts for 6.5; at about 10½ hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.3 for its length.
How long is the Emma audiobook?: About 18 hrs, estimated from the 161,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

From the publisher

Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters.…

Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like." In the very first sentence she introduces the title character as "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich." Emma, however, is also rather spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives; and her imagination and perceptions often lead her astray.

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