Collected extent · 6 works
Twain, Mark
6 works measured — 685,771 words in total, roughly 45h 43m of reading at an average pace.
Works measured6public domain
Total words685,771combined
Reading time46hall works
Average grade9.2Flesch–Kincaid
SOURCE·Project Gutenberg full texts·6 editions counted, one rule·REVIEWED JUL 2026
The works, longest first
| Work | Words | Reading time | Grade | Unique words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roughing It | 169,709 | 11h 19m | 10.2 | 14,259 |
| Life on the Mississippi | 144,658 | 9h 39m | 9.8 | 13,911 |
| A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | 117,549 | 7h 50m | 9.2 | 11,256 |
| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | 112,141 | 7h 29m | 8.2 | 6,623 |
| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | 71,652 | 4h 47m | 7.3 | 7,568 |
| The Prince and the Pauper | 70,062 | 4h 40m | 10.4 | 8,503 |
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.
