How long does it take to read A Dictionary of the English Language?
A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson takes about 7 hours 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 40 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1747. 418 pages, about 114,950 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 40 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 104 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A dictionary with more than 40,000 entries which was a primary reference source for scholars and writers of the 18th and 19th century.
Subjects: Dictionaries, Lexicography, Grammar, History, Anglais (Langue), Dictionnaires
