How long does it take to read A Time of Gifts?
On Foot to Constantinople - From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube
A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor takes about 5 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 34 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1977. 304 pages, about 83,600 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 25 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Leigh Fermor walked from London to Budapest when he was 18. Sometimes called England's greatest travel writer.
Subjects: travel, Description and travel, walking, Europe, description and travel, Travel writing, World history
