How many words are in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne is approximately 138,138 wordslong. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, that's about 9 hr 40 min of reading spread across several sittings. First published in 1870, 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 138,138 words, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea runs longer than the typical range, in epic territory.