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How long does it take to read The Invisible Man?

H. G. Wells

The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells takes about 3 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 7 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1897. 170 pages, about 46,750 words.

7 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 5 hours 12 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 7 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 1 hour 57 minutes

The page count is the median across 563 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

This book is the story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself invisible, and his descent into madness that follows.

Content warnings (AI-checked, may be incomplete)
  • violence

How these are chosen

Subjects: Ciencia-ficción, Fiction, Mentally ill, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science fiction, Scientists

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