How long does it take to read A History of Civilizations?
A History of Civilizations by Fernand Braudel takes about 11 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours
A week or two of reading
First published 1995. 600 pages, about 165,000 words.
22 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Civilization, History, Civilization, history, Long Now Manual for Civilization
