How long does it take to read Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories?
Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories by Herman Melville takes about 5 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 29 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1982. 299 pages, about 82,225 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
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