How many pages is The Time Machine?

About 114 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 32,613 words, about 2 hrs of reading at an average pace.

How long is The Time Machine audiobook?

About 3½ hrs, estimated from the 33,000 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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The Time Machine

Name: The Time Machine
Author: H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells

2 hrsto read

6.2worth it

At your speed≈ 2 hrs

Pages114

Audiobook≈ 3½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

The complete text runs to 32,613 words, counted word for word. At an average 250 words a minute that is 2 hrs — a day's reading.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.75 out of 5, from 1,613 ratings.

Worth-it score 6.2/10 — Worth it for some readers. Readers 5.7 (Hardcover's 3.75★ from 1,613 ratings) + length 0.5 = 6.2. How the score works →

How long does it take to read The Time Machine?

The complete text of The Time Machine runs to 32,613 words — about 114 pages in the edition we list. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for The Time Machine at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	3 hrs
Average	250	2 hrs
Fast	400	1½ 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 3½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read The Time Machine?: About 2 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The complete text of The Time Machine runs to 32,613 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 3 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 1½ hrs.
How many pages is The Time Machine?: About 114 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 32,613 words, about 2 hrs of reading at an average pace.
Is The Time Machine worth reading?: We score it 6.2 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth it for some readers. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.75 out of 5 from 1,613 ratings, which counts for 5.7; at about 2 hrs at an average pace it earns +0.5 for being short.
How long is The Time Machine audiobook?: About 3½ hrs, estimated from the 33,000 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

First published in 1895, The Time Machine won author H.G. Wells immediate recognition and has been regarded ever since as one of the great masterpieces in the literature of science fiction.…

It popularized the concept of time travel and introduced the concept of a "time machine" device that could travel forwards and backwards through the years. It is the story of one man’s astonishing journey beyond the conventional limits of the imagination. One of the most renowned works of science fiction, The Time Machine reflects on the adventures of The Time Traveler - a man who constructs a machine which allows him to explore what the future has to offer. When he courageously steps out of his machine for the first time, he finds himself in the year 802,701—and everything has changed. In this unfamiliar utopian age, creatures seem to dwell together in perfect harmony. Thinking he can study these marvelous beings and unearth their secret then return to his own time, he discovers that his only avenue of escape, his invention, has been stolen. Wells is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The term "time machine", which was coined by Wells, is now universally used to refer to such a vehicle. The book has been adapted for a number of films and television shows, as well as inspiring other science fiction writers.

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