How long does it take to read The Machine Stops?
The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster takes about 1 hour 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 17 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2008. 70 pages, about 19,250 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 17 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 48 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
