How long does it take to read Heaven and Hell?
Heaven and Hell by John Jakes takes about 14 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 14 hours 19 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1987. 781 pages, about 214,775 words.
29 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 23 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 14 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Third and final book in the North and South Trilogy. Published in 1987, Heaven and Hell, chronicles the continuing saga of the Mains and Hazards as they face more challenges and obstacles while weathering the post-Civil War Reconstruction period. It is set mainly between 1865-1868.
Subjects: Fiction, History, Native Americans, Reconstruction, Antebellum, Klu Klux Klan
