How many words are in Through the Looking-Glass?
by Lewis Carroll · 1871 · Fantasy
29,752
Word count
2 hr 5 min
Reading time
120
Est. pages
1871
Published
Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll is approximately 29,752 wordslong. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, that's about 2 hr 5 min of reading spread across several sittings. First published in 1871, 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 29,752 words, Through the Looking-Glass comes in below the typical range — closer to a novella in length.
Source: Word count computed from the Project Gutenberg plain-text edition (eBook #12, public domain) · referenceVerified 2026-06-21
Fantasy novels of similar length
| Title | Author | Word count |
|---|---|---|
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Lewis Carroll | 26,525 |
| The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | C.S. Lewis | 36,363 |
| The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | L. Frank Baum | 39,649 |
| The Marvelous Land of Oz | L. Frank Baum | 41,878 |
| Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie | 47,268 |
| The Princess and the Goblin | George MacDonald | 50,960 |