Wuthering Heights
At your speed≈ 8½ hrs
Pages432
Audiobook≈ 14½ hrs
432 pages works out to roughly 130,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 8½ hrs — about a week of evenings.
Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.67 out of 5, from 2,136 ratings.
How long does it take to read Wuthering Heights?
Wuthering Heights is 432 pages, or roughly 130,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 12½ hrs |
| Average | 250 | 8½ hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 5½ 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 Wuthering Heights?
- About 8½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Wuthering Heights runs 432 pages, roughly 130,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 12½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 5½ hrs.
- How many pages is Wuthering Heights?
- 432 pages, which is about 130,000 words and 8½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
- Is Wuthering Heights worth reading?
- Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.67 out of 5, from 2,136 ratings. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 432 pages and about 8½ hrs of your time, or 5½ hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
- How long is the Wuthering Heights audiobook?
- About 14½ hrs, estimated from the 130,000 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
Earnshaw's daughter Catherine rapidly forms a passionate attachment to him, but when Catherine's brother takes over the Heights, Heathcliff is lowered to the position of a barely-tolerated farmhand.
When Catherine decides to marry the refined Edgar Linton instead, Heathcliff turns revenger.…
He determines to degrade not only those who sought to degrade him, but their children after them. Wuthering Heights is one of the most famous love stories in the English language. It is also, as the Introduction to this edition explores, one of the most potent revenge narratives. Its ingenious narrative structure, vivid evocation of landscape, and the extraordinary power of its depiction of love and hatred have given it a unique place in English literature.
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