How long does it take to read Benjamin Franklin?
Carl Van Doren
Benjamin Franklin by Carl Van Doren takes about 15 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 15 hours 30 minutes
A long haul
First published 1938. 845 pages, about 232,375 words.
31 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 25 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 15 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 22 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Pulitzer Prize winner, considered to be one of the best biographies of Benjamin Franklin. The author's son became famous for his involvement in the TV quiz show scandals.
Subjects: Biography, Printers, Scientists, Statesmen
