How long does it take to read Inherit the Wind?
Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence takes about 2 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 7 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1955. 115 pages, about 31,625 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 27 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A play loosely based on the events which took place in Dayton, Tennessee during the Scopes Trial in July of 1925. Called the trial of the century, the main focus is on the two lawyers, Bryan and Darrow.
Subjects: Evolution, Trials, litigation, Study and teaching, Legal drama, American, Evolution (Biology), Law and legislation
