How long does it take to read China in the Sixteenth Century?
the journals of Matthew Ricci, 1583-1610
Matteo Ricci
China in the Sixteenth Century by Matteo Ricci takes about 11 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 18 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1953. 616 pages, about 169,400 words.
23 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Jesuits, Missions, History, Description and travel, Church history, Jesuits in China
