How long does it take to read Five Weeks in a Balloon?
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne takes about 5 hours 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 10 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1867. 282 pages, about 77,550 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 14 minutes |
The page count is the median across 113 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The debut novel from Jules Verne, originally published in 1869. This is the work that established his reputation. Originally planned for a children's magazine, this story about traveling in balloons across Africa resonates in Verne's later works and contains all his fondly remembered themes.
Subjects: Travel, Hot air balloons, Description and travel, Fiction, Thriller, Ficción
