How many words are in Oliver Twist?

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens is approximately 157,969 wordslong. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, that's about 11 hr 4 min of reading spread across several sittings. First published in 1838, it sits in the Literary Fiction category.

Typical literary fiction novels run 70,000–100,000 words, with a sweet spot around 80,000–90,000. At 157,969 words, Oliver Twist runs longer than the typical range, in epic territory.