Collected extent · 3 works
Homer
3 works measured — 471,592 words in total, roughly 31h 26m of reading at an average pace.
Works measured3public domain
Total words471,592combined
Reading time31hall works
Average grade12.4Flesch–Kincaid
SOURCE·Project Gutenberg full texts·3 editions counted, one rule·REVIEWED JUL 2026
The works, longest first
| Work | Words | Reading time | Grade | Unique words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Iliad | 188,943 | 12h 36m | 10.4 | 13,144 |
| The Iliad | 153,347 | 10h 13m | 13.5 | 7,720 |
| The Odyssey | 129,302 | 8h 37m | 13.4 | 7,438 |
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.
