How long does it take to read Guy Mannering?
or, The astrologer.
Guy Mannering by Sir Walter Scott takes about 8 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
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About 8 hours 25 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1800. 459 pages, about 126,225 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 2 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 16 minutes |
The page count is the median across 80 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A novel by Sir Walter Scott, published anonymously in 1815. It tells the story of Henry Bertram, the son of the Laird of Ellangowan, who is kidnapped at the age of five by smugglers after witnessing the murder of a customs officer.
Subjects: Fiction, Social life and customs, Astrologers, Inheritance and succession, Disinheritance, Crime and Criminals
