How long does it take to read Black Mischief?
Black Mischief by Evelyn Waugh takes about 4 hours 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 23 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1800. 239 pages, about 65,725 words. Written for children.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 23 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 57 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A biting satire about an African Emperor, educated at an English public school, who unilaterally decides to modernize his backward nation and brings in an English friend assist him, giving him the title Minister for Modernization.
Subjects: Fiction, humorous, Fiction, Imperialism, Primitive societies, Fiction, humorous, general, Children's fiction
