How long does it take to read Lives?
Lives by Plutarch takes about 8 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 35 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1564. 468 pages, about 128,700 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 323 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Character studies comparing statesmen and generals of pre-Christian Greece and Rome.
Subjects: Biography, Classical biography, Philosophy, ancient, Ethics, ancient, Ethics, Plutarch
