The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by the numbers
Mark Twain · first published 1884 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 412 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 113,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 6 h 18 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 7 h 33 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 9 h 27 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 23 |
| Lexile measure | 980L |
At 412 pages, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is longer than 94.3% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is longer than the median book listed for grades 9-12 (274 pages).
Word counts and reading times are estimates: pages × 275 words, divided by the reading speed. Your edition's page count and your own pace will differ.
Where The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is on school reading lists
3 appearances (0.0% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 3 published lists, in grades 11th. 3 of the 3 carry a link to the published source document.
States (1): Missouri.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 11th | 3 |
Sources
- Missouri Learning Standards grade 11 aligned (Hannibal/MS River setting) · checked 2026-05-29
- AP Lit representative text · checked 2026-05-29
- CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 11-CCR exemplar · checked 2026-05-29
Questions
How many pages is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is 412 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 113,000 words.
How long does it take to read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
About 7 h 33 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (6 h 18 min at 300 wpm, 9 h 27 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 23 days.
Is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 3 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 1 state plus 2 national-curriculum listings, most often in grades 9-12. That ranks it #1,550 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
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- Books of about the same lengthThe Unwanteds (416 pp.) · Pride and Prejudice (432 pp.) · Impossible Creatures (385 pp.) · The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) (384 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 1,664 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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