How long does it take to read King Richard II?
King Richard II by William Shakespeare takes about 2 hours 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 47 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1597. 152 pages, about 41,800 words. Written for young adults.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 840 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Richard is King. A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years"--Container.
Subjects: Drama, History, Quartos, Bibliography, Problems, exercises, English Young adult drama
