How many words are in The Wind in the Willows?
by Kenneth Grahame · 1908 · Fantasy
58,426
Word count
4 hr 5 min
Reading time
234
Est. pages
1908
Published
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame is approximately 58,426 wordslong. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, that's about 4 hr 5 min of reading spread across several sittings. First published in 1908, it sits in the Fantasy category.
Typical fantasy novels run 70,000–150,000 words, with a sweet spot around 90,000–120,000. At 58,426 words, The Wind in the Willows comes in below the typical range — closer to a novella in length.
Source: Word count computed from the Project Gutenberg plain-text edition (eBook #289, public domain) · referenceVerified 2026-06-21
Fantasy novels of similar length
| Title | Author | Word count |
|---|---|---|
| A Wizard of Earthsea | Ursula K. Le Guin | 56,533 |
| The Princess and the Goblin | George MacDonald | 50,960 |
| Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie | 47,268 |
| The Marvelous Land of Oz | L. Frank Baum | 41,878 |
| The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | L. Frank Baum | 39,649 |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | J.K. Rowling | 77,508 |