How long does it take to read Herball?
Herball by John Gerard takes about 25 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 25 hours 31 minutes
A long haul
First published 1597. 1,392 pages, about 382,800 words.
52 days (about 8 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 42 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 25 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 15 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 37 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Botany, Botany, Medical, England, Gardens, Herbals, Herbs
