How many pages is Les Misérables?

About 1458 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 566,852 words, about 38 hrs of reading at an average pace.

Is Les Misérables worth reading?

We score it 6.8 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.22 out of 5 from 791 ratings, which counts for 7.8; at about 38 hrs at an average pace it gives back 1.0 for its length.

How long is the Les Misérables audiobook?

About 63 hrs, estimated from the 567,000 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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Les Misérables

Name: Les Misérables
Author: Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

38 hrsto read

6.8worth it

At your speed≈ 38 hrs

Pages1458

Audiobook≈ 63 hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

The complete text runs to 566,852 words, counted word for word. At an average 250 words a minute that is 38 hrs — a week or more of evenings.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.22 out of 5, from 791 ratings.

Worth-it score 6.8/10 — Worth the time. Readers 7.8 (Hardcover's 4.22★ from 791 ratings) − length 1.0 = 6.8. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Les Misérables?

The complete text of Les Misérables runs to 566,852 words — about 1458 pages in the edition we list. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Les Misérables at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	54 hrs
Average	250	38 hrs
Fast	400	23½ 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 63 hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Les Misérables?: About 38 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The complete text of Les Misérables runs to 566,852 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 54 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 23½ hrs.
How many pages is Les Misérables?: About 1458 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 566,852 words, about 38 hrs of reading at an average pace.
Is Les Misérables worth reading?: We score it 6.8 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.22 out of 5 from 791 ratings, which counts for 7.8; at about 38 hrs at an average pace it gives back 1.0 for its length.
How long is the Les Misérables audiobook?: About 63 hrs, estimated from the 567,000 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

Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism, and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience, when, owing to a case of mistaken identity, another man is…

arrested in his place; and by the relentless investigations of the dogged Inspector Javert. It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine, driven to prostitution by poverty.

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