How long does it take to read Eilande?
Dan Sleigh
Eilande by Dan Sleigh takes about 9 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 18 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2002. 507 pages, about 139,425 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This title covers the first half-century or so of Dutch settlement at the Cape, opening with a view from the inside of a Khoi nation, the Goringhaicona, under the leadership of Autshumao, dubbed "Chief Harry" by early English visitors. Each of the sections of the novel is focused on a man involved with Autshumao's great niece, Pieternella.
Subjects: Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, History, Fiction, Dutch, Dutch fiction, Fiction, historical, general
