Mrs Dalloway
At your speed≈ 5½ hrs
Pages282
Audiobook≈ 9½ hrs
282 pages works out to roughly 85,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 5½ hrs — a weekend's reading.
Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.74 out of 5, from 520 ratings.
How long does it take to read Mrs Dalloway?
Mrs Dalloway is 282 pages, or roughly 85,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 8 hrs |
| Average | 250 | 5½ hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 3½ hrs |
Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — use the reading-speed control to set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts.
Every reading time on the site updates to your pace. Page counts are an estimate, so treat the hours as a good guide, not a stopwatch.
Common questions
- How long does it take to read Mrs Dalloway?
- About 5½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Mrs Dalloway runs 282 pages, roughly 85,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 8 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 3½ hrs.
- How many pages is Mrs Dalloway?
- 282 pages, which is about 85,000 words and 5½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
- Is Mrs Dalloway worth reading?
- Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.74 out of 5, from 520 ratings. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 282 pages and about 5½ hrs of your time, or 3½ hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
- How long is the Mrs Dalloway audiobook?
- About 9½ hrs, estimated from the 85,000 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
Virginia Woolf’s novel chronicles a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a politician’s wife in 1920s London, as she prepares to host a party that evening. The narrative follows Clarissa’s thoughts (and sometimes those of people she meets) as she goes about her errands, and events in the day remind her of her youth and friendships from…
the past. As the book progresses characters from the past emerge, igniting old feelings and making Clarissa question the life she has created for herself. *Mrs. Dalloway* became the inspiration for Michael Cunningham’s 1998 novel *The Hours*.
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