How long does it take to read English Journey?
English Journey by J. B. Priestley takes about 7 hours 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 40 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1934. 418 pages, about 114,950 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 40 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 29 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In 1934, JB Priestley published an account of his journey through England from Southampton to the Black Country, to the North East and Newcastle, to Norwich and home. In capturing and describing an English landscape and people hitherto unseen in literature of its kind, he influenced the thinking and attitudes of an entire generation and helped formulate a public consensus for change that led to the formation of the welfare state. Prophetic, profound, humorous and as relevant today as it was 75 years ago, "English Journey" expresses Priestley's deep love of his native country and teaches us much about the human condition and the nature of Englishness.
Subjects: Descr. & trav, Description and travel, Fiction, general, Travel, Authors, English, Biography
