How long does it take to read An American Dictionary of the English Language?
An American Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster takes about 26 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 26 hours 28 minutes
A long haul
First published 1828. 1,444 pages, about 397,100 words.
53 days (about 8 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 44 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 26 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 16 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
It is reported that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia consults the American treasure!
Subjects: Dictionaries, History, Eastern question (Balkan)
