How long does it take to read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court?
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain takes about 7 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 17 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1889. 397 pages, about 109,175 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 17 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 789 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A blow on the head transports a Yankee to 528 A.D. where he proceeds to modernize King Arthur's kingdom by organizing a school system, constructing telephone lines, and inventing the printing press.
Subjects: Time travel, Fiction, Arthurian romances, Kings and rulers, Adaptations, Knights and knighthood
