Quick Reads
Under 20,000 words, these can be finished in a single sitting. Examples include 'The Things Which Remain' at 53 minutes and 'Buddhist Psalms' at 83 minutes.
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
The Reading tool gives you an honest estimate of how long each book will take to read. Based on word count and an average reading speed, the minutes are approximate. Use this to plan your reading sessions.
Books are grouped into four length categories: short, medium, long, and epic. The archive has 31 short books (under 20,000 words), 22 medium, 16 long, and 27 epic. Choose a category that fits your available time.
Steady Reads
Medium-length works that may take a few hours. 'Mohammedanism' at 160 minutes and 'Prayer and praying men' at 168 minutes fall here.
Immersive Reads
Longer texts that require a substantial commitment. 'Phases of Faith' is 415 minutes, while 'Greece and Babylon' is 425 minutes.
Marathon Reads
Epic works over 200,000 words, like 'A Dictionary of Islam' (3,070 minutes) or 'Primitive Culture' volumes (over 750 minutes each). Plan for multiple sessions.
Planning Your Reading with the Tracker
The Reading Tracker helps you turn a chosen book into a sustainable daily practice. It records progress in pages, not in sections or minutes, so it works with the way most people think about a book: how many pages have I read, and how many are left? The sections below examine how to use the tracker's page-based system, how to adjust it for your own edition, and how to set a realistic daily goal.
How the Tracker Works
The tracker asks for three pieces of information: current page, total pages, and a daily page goal. When you start a book, the current page is usually 1. The total pages are initially estimated from the word count, using a standard of 250 words per page. For example, The Things Which Remain An Address To Young Ministers — Reading Companion has a word count of 12,172, so the initial total would be about 49 pages (12,172 divided by 250, rounded up). That estimate is a starting point, not a fixed number.
You can replace the total with the page count shown by your own reading app or printed edition. This is important because public-domain editions vary widely in formatting. A book that is 200 pages in one edition might be 250 in another due to font size, margins, or introductory material. The tracker gives you the flexibility to use the number that matches your actual copy.
Setting Your Daily Goal
The default daily goal is 20 pages, but you can adjust it to fit your schedule. The tracker then estimates how many days it will take to finish, based on the remaining pages divided by your goal. For The Things Which Remain, if the total is 49 pages and you read 20 pages a day, you would finish in about 3 days. If you prefer a slower pace, 10 pages a day would take about 5 days. The estimate is rounded up, so you see the number of days you need to set aside.
The estimated remaining time is proportional to the total estimated minutes. If a book has an estimated reading time of 53 minutes and you have read 10 of 49 pages, the remaining time is about 53 × 39 / 49, which is roughly 42 minutes. This can help you decide whether to start a book on a particular evening or save it for the weekend.
Tracking Progress Over Time
The tracker stores your progress history in your browser's localStorage, so you can close the page and return later without losing your place. No account is required. This makes it easy to maintain a daily habit: open the tracker, update your current page, and see how many days remain. The history also lets you look back at how much you have read over a week or a month, which can be motivating.
Because the tracker is page-based, it encourages a steady, measurable pace. You do not need to worry about finishing a chapter or a section; you simply read your daily pages. This is especially useful for longer works, where a chapter might be 50 pages and a daily goal of 20 pages means you will stop in the middle. The tracker accepts that and Catalogue maintenance uses source records and bibliographic context.