How long does it take to read A Child's History of the World?
A Child's History of the World by V. M. Hillyer takes about 9 hours 3 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 3 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1978. 494 pages, about 135,850 words. Written for children.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 3 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: World history
