How long does it take to read August Folly?
August Folly by Angela Thirkell takes about 6 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 14 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1988. 340 pages, about 93,500 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 23 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The village of Worsted is staging Hippolytus under the aegis of the indefatigable Mrs. Palmer. Given this background, it seems inevitable that the most absurd romances should bloom, as indeed they do. Thirkell's novels provide a scrutiny of British manners in the most entertaining doses.
Subjects: Fiction, general, England, fiction
