How long does it take to read A Handbook to Literature?
William Harmon, Hugh Holman
A Handbook to Literature by William Harmon, Hugh Holman takes about 12 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 30 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1996. 682 pages, about 187,550 words.
25 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 20 hours 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"A Handbook to Literature, 10th Edition provides an alphabetical listing of important terms and facts in literature including linguistics, rhetoric, criticism, and information technology."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Dictionaries, Criticism, Terms and phrases, Terminology, Literary form, Literary reference works
