How long does it take to read A Social History of Madness?
the world through the eyes of the insane
A Social History of Madness by Roy Porter takes about 4 hours 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 47 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1987. 261 pages, about 71,775 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 47 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In "A social history of madness", the historian Roy Porter examines the autobiographical writings of the clinically insane--and for the first time, examines them from the point of view of the mad themselves. How do the mad perceive the world they live in, the doctors who treat (or don't treat) them, or their own supposed insanity? What can the ordeal of insanity tell us about the human experience, and about the very foundation of our society?
Subjects: Mentally ill, Maladies mentales, Psychische stoornissen, Histoire, Mental illness, Case studies
