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How long does it take to read A Journey to the Center of the Earth?

Jules Verne

A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne takes about 4 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 3 of Voyages Extraordinaires

Previous: The Adventures of Captain Hatteras Next: From the Earth to the Moon

About 4 hours 31 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1867. 246 pages, about 67,650 words.

10 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 7 hours 31 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 31 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 49 minutes

The page count is the median across 206 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Three explorers descend to the center of the earth, where they encounter tumultuous storms, wild prehistoric animals, and fierce cavemen.

Subjects: Fiction, Science fiction, Imaginary Voyages, Imaginary voyages in fiction, Explorers in fiction, Explorers

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