How long does it take to read Death of a Naturalist?
Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney takes about 1 hour 3 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 3 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1966. 57 pages, about 15,675 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 3 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.-- from 'Digging'With its lyrical and descriptive powers, Death of a Naturalist marked the auspicious debut of one of the century's finest poets.
Subjects: Fiction, Poetry, English poetry, Irish authors
