How long does it take to read A History of Private Life?
A History of Private Life by Philippe Ariès, Georges Duby takes about 12 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 17 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1987. 670 pages, about 184,250 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 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 17 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: History, Civilization, Social conditions, Manners and customs, Family, Families
