How long does it take to read A Life of William Shakespeare?
A Life of William Shakespeare by Sir Sidney Lee takes about 8 hours 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 56 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1898. 487 pages, about 133,925 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 53 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 56 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 35 minutes |
The page count is the median across 45 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Biography, Bibliography, English Dramatists, Sermons
