How many pages is Gone with the Wind?

976 pages, which is about 293,000 words and 19½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.

Is Gone with the Wind worth reading?

We score it 6.1 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth it for some readers. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.00 out of 5 from 512 ratings, which counts for 6.8; at about 19½ hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.7 for its length.

How long is the Gone with the Wind audiobook?

About 32½ hrs, estimated from the 293,000 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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Gone with the Wind

Name: Gone with the Wind
Author: Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Mitchell

19½ hrsto read

6.1worth it

At your speed≈ 19½ hrs

Pages976

Audiobook≈ 32½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

976 pages works out to roughly 293,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 19½ hrs — a week or more of evenings.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.00 out of 5, from 512 ratings.

Worth-it score 6.1/10 — Worth it for some readers. Readers 6.8 (Hardcover's 4.00★ from 512 ratings) − length 0.7 = 6.1. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Gone with the Wind?

Gone with the Wind is 976 pages, or roughly 293,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Gone with the Wind at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	28 hrs
Average	250	19½ hrs
Fast	400	12 hrs

Estimated at about 300 words per page. 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 32½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Gone with the Wind?: About 19½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Gone with the Wind runs 976 pages, roughly 293,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 28 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 12 hrs.
How many pages is Gone with the Wind?: 976 pages, which is about 293,000 words and 19½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.
Is Gone with the Wind worth reading?: We score it 6.1 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth it for some readers. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.00 out of 5 from 512 ratings, which counts for 6.8; at about 19½ hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.7 for its length.
How long is the Gone with the Wind audiobook?: About 32½ hrs, estimated from the 293,000 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

Margaret Mitchell's monumental epic of the South won a Pulitzer Prize, gave rise to the most popular motion picture of our time, and inspired a sequel that became the fastest selling novel of the century. It is one of the most popular books ever written: more than 28 million copies of the book have been sold in more than 37 countries.…

Today, more than 60 years after its initial publication, its achievements are unparalleled, and it remains the most revered American saga and the most beloved work by an American writer...

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