How many words are in Brave New World?
by Aldous Huxley · 1932 · Science Fiction
63,766
Word count
4 hr 28 min
Reading time
256
Est. pages
1932
Published
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is approximately 63,766 wordslong. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, that's about 4 hr 28 min of reading spread across several sittings. First published in 1932, it sits in the Science Fiction category.
Typical science fiction novels run 90,000–125,000 words, with a sweet spot around 100,000–115,000. At 63,766 words, Brave New World comes in below the typical range — closer to a novella in length.
Science Fiction novels of similar length
| Title | Author | Word count |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation | Isaac Asimov | 67,551 |
| The War of the Worlds | H.G. Wells | 59,796 |
| Frankenstein | Mary Shelley | 74,861 |
| Neuromancer | William Gibson | 79,000 |
| Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury | 46,118 |
| The Left Hand of Darkness | Ursula K. Le Guin | 85,592 |