Collected extent · 5 works
Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
5 works measured — 289,415 words in total, roughly 19h 18m of reading at an average pace.
Works measured5public domain
Total words289,415combined
Reading time19hall works
Average grade9.7Flesch–Kincaid
SOURCE·Project Gutenberg full texts·5 editions counted, one rule·REVIEWED JUL 2026
The works, longest first
| Work | Words | Reading time | Grade | Unique words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The innocence of Father Brown | 78,923 | 5h 16m | 9.1 | 8,294 |
| The wisdom of Father Brown | 71,680 | 4h 47m | 10.1 | 8,307 |
| The secret of Father Brown | 63,027 | 4h 12m | 9.4 | 6,619 |
| The Man Who Was Thursday | 58,286 | 3h 53m | 8.3 | 6,463 |
| The Ballad of the White Horse | 17,499 | 1h 10m | 11.8 | 3,127 |
Only works with a Project Gutenberg plain-text edition appear here, so a bibliography will be longer than this table. What is counted, and what is struck first.
