How long does it take to read Franklin?
Franklin by Benjamin Franklin takes about 8 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 6 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1987. 442 pages, about 121,550 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
