How long does it take to read Literature--Structure, Sound, and Sense--Sixth Edition?
Laurnce Perrine, Laurence Perrine, Thomas R. Arp, Margaret Atwood, Albert Camus, Anton Chekhov, Richard Connell
Literature--Structure, Sound, and Sense--Sixth Edition by Laurnce Perrine, Laurence Perrine, Thomas R. Arp, Margaret Atwood, Albert Camus, Anton Chekhov, Richard Connell takes about 26 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 26 hours 28 minutes
A long haul
First published 1993. 1,444 pages, about 397,100 words.
53 days (about 8 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 44 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 26 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 16 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An authoritative bestseller for over fifty years, PERRINE'S LITERATURE: STRUCTURE, SOUND, AND SENSE continues to be an essential and highly effective introduction to literature for today's students. Written for students beginning a serious study of literature, the text introduces the fundamental elements of fiction, poetry, and drama in a concise and engaging way, addressing vital questions that other texts tend to ignore, such as "Is some literature better?" and "How can it be evaluated?" A remarkable selection of classic, modern, and contemporary readings serves to illustrate the elements of literature and ensure broad appeal to students of diverse backgrounds and interests.
Subjects: Collections, Anthologies, Interpretation, Aufgabensammlung, Literatur, Littérature
