How long does it take to read Wuthering Heights?
Emily Brontë
At an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, Wuthering Heights takes 7 hours 44 minutes to read. As an audiobook, expect about 12 hours at 1x.
Wuthering Heights was Emily Brontë's only novel, and it's much shorter than its reputation: under eight hours at an average pace. Its 34 chapters average about 14 minutes each, so a chapter a day finishes it in just over a month.
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:
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How we measured it
Method: counted text. We used the Project Gutenberg text (#768), from Chapter I to the end.
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 Wuthering Heights?
About 7h 44m at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute: 9h 39m at 200 and 6h 26m at 300.
How many words are in Wuthering Heights?
115,879 words.
How many pages a day to finish Wuthering Heights in a month?
About 15 pages a day, or 16m of reading a day at an average pace. That assumes about 421 pages at 275 words a page; real page counts vary by edition.
How many chapters does Wuthering Heights have?
34. They average about 3,400 words, or roughly 14 minutes of reading each.
Is Wuthering Heights shorter than Jane Eyre?
Yes, by a lot: 115,879 words against 184,443. Jane Eyre takes about four and a half hours longer to read.