Reading Level
What is the reading level of Gone with the Wind?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Gone with the Wind is 6th and 7th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
Gone with the Wind
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 7 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 8 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 8 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 5 |
Reading Time
30 hrs 25 mins
How long to read Gone with the Wind?
The estimated word count of Gone with the Wind is 456,010 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 30 hrs 25 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 50 hrs 41 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 16 hrs 54 mins.
| Gone with the Wind - 456,010 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 50 hrs 41 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 30 hrs 25 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 16 hrs 54 mins |
- Authors
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Margaret Mitchell
More about Gone with the Wind
456,010 words
Word Count
for Gone with the Wind
1048 pages
Pages
49 hours and 2 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
Since its original publication in 1936, Gone With the Wind—winner of the Pulitzer Prize and one of the bestselling novels of all time—has been heralded by readers everywhere as The Great American Novel.Widely considered The Great American Novel, and often remembered for its epic film version, Gone With the Wind explores the depth of human passions with an intensity as bold as its setting in the red hills of Georgia. A superb piece of storytelling, it vividly depicts the drama of the Civil War and Reconstruction. This is the tale of Scarlett O’Hara, the spoiled, manipulative daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, who arrives at young womanhood just in time to see the Civil War forever change her way of life. A sweeping story of tangled passion and courage, in the pages of Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell brings to life the unforgettable characters that have captured readers for over seventy years.