How long does it take to read Civil Disobedience?
Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1800. 32 pages, about 8,800 words.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 261 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Written with the motto "that government is best that governs least", when men are ready for it, that will be the kind of government we will have. This book tries to tell us to think for ourselves. This is a Must Read for anyone anti-government. Please note: This book is in easy to read true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. This e-Book is printable.
Subjects: Résistance au gouvernement, Resistance to Government, Désobéissance civile, [document], Abolitionnisme, Gouvernement, Résistance au
