How long does it take to read A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers?
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau takes about 6 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1849. 355 pages, about 97,625 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 236 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Thoreau's first book excels at depicting nature around his trip in words.
Subjects: Description and travel, Journeys, Gift books, Fiction, Concord River, Nonfiction
