Quick Reads (Under 1 Hour)
68 books in this library are 'quick reads'—most are under 10,000 words and can be finished in less than an hour. Ideal for a short break or a first taste of the collection.
Reading Tracker
Choose a book, record where you are, and set a daily goal. Your progress is stored in localStorage in this browser; it is not uploaded to a user account.
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If the EPUB has no fixed print pagination, the tool starts with an estimated page count and lets you replace it with the page total shown by your own reader.
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How the progress estimate works
Reading time estimates help you plan your sessions and avoid starting something you can't finish. The estimates here are based on each book's word count and an average reading speed of about 230 words per minute, which is a common benchmark for silent reading.
Keep in mind that actual time will depend on your pace and the text's difficulty. A catalog with many short entries may go faster than its word count suggests, while a dense historical work may take longer. Use the estimates as a rough guide.
Steady Reads (1–2 Hours)
8 books fall into the 'steady' range, taking roughly 60–120 minutes. These offer a bit more substance without a huge time commitment.
Immersive and Marathon Reads
For longer texts, expect to set aside several hours or even days. The library's longest work, 'The wonders of the world,' is estimated at 26.5 hours, so plan accordingly.
Planning Your Progress with the Reading Tracker
The Reading Tracker is built around pages, not minutes or sections. It records your current page, total pages, and a daily page goal, and it uses those to estimate when you will finish. That simplicity is its strength: it turns a large reading project into a manageable daily habit.
For books that lack a fixed page count in the catalog, the tracker estimates the total as ceil(word_count / 250), using a default of 250 words per page. You can replace that estimate with the total from your own reading app or edition, which is useful because public-domain files vary in formatting.
Set a Realistic Daily Goal
The tracker’s default daily goal is 20 pages, but you can adjust it to fit your schedule. The estimated finish days are calculated as ceil(remaining_pages / daily_page_goal), so a higher goal means fewer days but a larger daily commitment. For a book like "A List of Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.'s Publications (1887) — A Reader’s Guide" (id 254), which has 17,566 words, the default page estimate is ceil(17566 / 250) = 71 pages. At 20 pages a day, that is about 4 days. At 10 pages a day, it becomes 8 days. The choice depends on how much time you can set aside.
The tracker does not record minutes or sections as progress; it only counts pages. That means you need to know your page count as you go. If you are using an e-reader or app that shows page numbers, you can update the tracker accordingly. If you are reading a physical copy, you can use the estimated total and adjust as needed.
Use the Estimate to Plan Your Week
Once you set a daily goal, the tracker shows the estimated remaining time in minutes and the expected finish date. The remaining time is proportional: estimated_minutes × remaining_pages / total_pages. So if you are halfway through a book with an estimated 77 minutes total, you have about 38 minutes left. That is a useful piece of information for deciding whether to read now or later.
The finish date is based on your daily goal and remaining pages. If you are reading a longer book, like the 68,541-word dictionary rules title, the default page estimate is 275 pages. At 20 pages a day, that is 14 days. The tracker makes that commitment visible before you start, so you can decide if you are ready for it.
Adjust the Total Pages to Match Your Edition
The default page estimate assumes 250 words per page, which is a common convention but not universal. If your edition has more or fewer pages, you can replace the total. For example, a 17,566-word book might have 150 pages in a large-print edition or 300 pages in a small-print one. The tracker lets you enter the actual total, so the estimates become more accurate.
Because the tracker stores your history in the browser’s localStorage, you do not need an account. Your progress is saved locally, and you can pick up where you left off. That makes it easy to maintain a daily reading habit without any setup.