How long does it take to read Letters to His Son?
Letters to His Son by Lord Chesterfield takes about 2 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 36 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1774. 142 pages, about 39,050 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 38 minutes |
The page count is the median across 114 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Conduct of life, Correspondence, Courtesy, Education, English Authors, Etiquette
