How long does it take to read A Mencken Chrestomathy?
A Mencken Chrestomathy by H. L. Mencken takes about 11 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 30 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1949. 627 pages, about 172,425 words.
23 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 11 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
H. L. Mencken's Chrestomathy is Mencken's collection of what he considered his best writing.
Subjects: Essays (single author)
