Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
At your speed≈ 1½ hrs
Pages87
Audiobook≈ 3 hrs
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.
The complete text runs to 25,749 words, counted word for word. At an average 250 words a minute that is 1½ hrs — a single-sitting read.
Only 9 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — too few to tell you much either way.
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How long does it take to read Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?
The complete text of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde runs to 25,749 words — about 87 pages in the edition we list. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 2½ hrs |
| Average | 250 | 1½ hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 1 hr |
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 3 hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.
Common questions
- How long does it take to read Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?
- About 1½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The complete text of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde runs to 25,749 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 2½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 1 hr.
- How many pages is Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?
- About 87 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 25,749 words, about 1½ hrs of reading at an average pace.
- Is Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde worth reading?
- Only 9 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — too few to tell you much either way. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 87 pages and about 1½ hrs of your time, or 1 hr if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
- How long is the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde audiobook?
- About 3 hrs, estimated from the 26,000 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
Wishbone the dog retells the tale of the mysterious relationship between the kind, well-respected Dr. Jekyll and the evil Mr. Hyde.
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