How long does it take to read A Time to Keep Silence?
A Time to Keep Silence by Patrick Leigh Fermor takes about 1 hour 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 46 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1953. 96 pages, about 26,400 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Description of PLF's sojourn in various monasteries where he spent time as a guest so he could enjoy the privacy and silence to write.
Subjects: Monasticism and religious orders, History, Monastic and religious life, Monasteries
