The Remains of the Day
At your speed≈ 5 hrs
Pages245
Audiobook≈ 8 hrs
245 pages works out to roughly 74,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 5 hrs — a weekend's reading.
Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.15 out of 5, from 831 ratings.
How long does it take to read The Remains of the Day?
The Remains of the Day is 245 pages, or roughly 74,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 7 hrs |
| Average | 250 | 5 hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 3 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 The Remains of the Day?
- About 5 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The Remains of the Day runs 245 pages, roughly 74,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 7 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 3 hrs.
- How many pages is The Remains of the Day?
- 245 pages, which is about 74,000 words and 5 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
- Is The Remains of the Day worth reading?
- Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.15 out of 5, from 831 ratings. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 245 pages and about 5 hrs of your time, or 3 hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
- How long is The Remains of the Day audiobook?
- About 8 hrs, estimated from the 74,000 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
Overview: The Remains of the Day is a profoundly compelling portrait of the perfect English butler and of his fading, insular world postwar England. At the end of his three decades of service at Darlington Hall, Stevens embarks on a country drive, during which he looks back over his career to reassure himself that he has served humanity…
by serving "a great gentleman." But lurking in his memory are doubts about the true nature of Lord Darlington's "greatness" and graver doubts about his own faith in the man he served. A tragic, spiritual portrait of a perfect English butler and his reaction to his fading insular world in post-war England. A wonderful, wonderful book.
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