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5h 2mAssuming 200 words per minuteBOOKS TIME
The War of the Worlds
H. G. Wells · reading estimate for the named Project Gutenberg electronic transcription. Reading time uses this explicitly counted transcription, including its front matter and contents.
- Text edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook 36 transcription checked October 14, 2026; text between START/END markers, including title/front matter, contents and notes. Tokens use letters with internal apostrophes/hyphens; not a universal edition word count.
booksindividual60,306 words
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Focused readingCounted transcription at 250 WPM.4h 2m
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Reflective / study readingCounted transcription at 160 WPM.6h 17m