How long does it take to read Inferno?
Inferno by Dante Alighieri takes about 5 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of Divine Comedy
Next: The Purgatorio
About 5 hours 38 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1767. 307 pages, about 84,425 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 23 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 446 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Dante, after becoming lost on the path of life, is led by Virgil into Hell to begin his journey back to the light of God.
Subjects: Poetry, Hell, Illustrations, Iconography, Pictorial works, Bibliography
