How many pages is Robinson Crusoe?

About 656 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 121,281 words, about 8 hrs of reading at an average pace.

Is Robinson Crusoe worth reading?

We score it 4.4 out of 10 for the time it takes — a hard sell for the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.49 out of 5 from 586 ratings, which counts for 4.6; at about 8 hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.2 for its length.

How long is the Robinson Crusoe audiobook?

About 13½ hrs, estimated from the 121,000 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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Robinson Crusoe

Name: Robinson Crusoe
Author: Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe

8 hrsto read

4.4worth it

At your speed≈ 8 hrs

Pages656

Audiobook≈ 13½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

The complete text runs to 121,281 words, counted word for word. At an average 250 words a minute that is 8 hrs — a weekend's reading.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.49 out of 5, from 586 ratings.

Worth-it score 4.4/10 — A hard sell for the time. Readers 4.6 (Hardcover's 3.49★ from 586 ratings) − length 0.2 = 4.4. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Robinson Crusoe?

The complete text of Robinson Crusoe runs to 121,281 words — about 656 pages in the edition we list. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Robinson Crusoe at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	11½ hrs
Average	250	8 hrs
Fast	400	5 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 13½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Robinson Crusoe?: About 8 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The complete text of Robinson Crusoe runs to 121,281 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 11½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 5 hrs.
How many pages is Robinson Crusoe?: About 656 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 121,281 words, about 8 hrs of reading at an average pace.
Is Robinson Crusoe worth reading?: We score it 4.4 out of 10 for the time it takes — a hard sell for the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.49 out of 5 from 586 ratings, which counts for 4.6; at about 8 hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.2 for its length.
How long is the Robinson Crusoe audiobook?: About 13½ hrs, estimated from the 121,000 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

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'It happen'd one Day about Noon going towards my Boat, I was exceedingly surpriz'd with the Print of a Man's naked Foot on the Shore.' Shipwrecked in a storm at sea, Robinson Crusoe is washed up on a remote and desolate island.…

As he struggles to piece together a life for himself, Crusoe's physical, moral and spiritual values are tested to the limit. For 24 years he remains in solitude and learns to tame and master the island, until he finally comes across another human being. Considered a classic literary masterpiece, and frequently interpreted as a comment on the British Imperialist approach at the time, Defoe's fable was and still is revered as the very first English novel.

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