How many words are in The Count of Monte Cristo?

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is approximately 460,976 wordslong. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, that's about 32 hr 17 min of reading spread across several sittings. First published in 1844, 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 460,976 words, The Count of Monte Cristo runs longer than the typical range, in epic territory.