How long does it take to read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
Lewis Carroll
At an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland takes 1 hour 46 minutes to read. As an audiobook, expect about 2h 50m at 1x.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is the second-shortest book in our study of 100, behind only The Metamorphosis. Its 12 chapters average about 9 minutes each, so it reads aloud well at a chapter a night.
Average is about 250 WPM. Measure yours in two minutes and every time on this page recalculates.
How much to read a day
At 250 words a minute, to finish the book:
Have a deadline in mind? The pages-per-day calculator works it out for any date.
How we measured it
Method: counted text. We used the Project Gutenberg text (#11), from Chapter I to THE END. The prefatory poem isn't included, and neither is the sequel, Through the Looking-Glass.
Part of our study of the 100 most popular books, last checked November 2026. Reading times assume steady reading; editions, translations and your own pace all move them.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
About 1h 46m at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute: 2h 12m at 200 and 1h 28m at 300.
How many words are in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
26,376 words.
How many pages a day to finish Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in a month?
About 4 pages a day, or 4m of reading a day at an average pace. That assumes about 96 pages at 275 words a page; real page counts vary by edition.
How many chapters does Alice in Wonderland have?
12. They average about 2,200 words, or roughly 9 minutes of reading each.
Does this include Through the Looking-Glass?
No. It's a separate book, published in 1871, six years after Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This page covers the first book only.