How long does it take to read James Joyce?
James Joyce by Richard Ellmann takes about 15 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 15 hours 26 minutes
A long haul
First published 1959. 842 pages, about 231,550 words.
31 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 25 hours 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 15 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Biography, Irish Novelists, Irish Authors, Biografie, National Book Award Winner, Ecrivains irlandais
