How long does it take to read Metamorphoses?
Lucius Apuleius, William Adlington, Lucio Apuleyo, Lucio Apuleio, Apuleio, Apuleius, Marina Cavalli, Costanza Viareggi, Agnolo Firenzuola, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Nicolò Zoppino, Vicentio
Metamorphoses by Lucius Apuleius, William Adlington, Lucio Apuleyo, Lucio Apuleio, Apuleio, Apuleius, Marina Cavalli, Costanza Viareggi, Agnolo Firenzuola, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Nicolò Zoppino, Vicentio takes about 4 hours 50 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 50 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1500. 264 pages, about 72,600 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 50 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 449 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
To the Right Honourable and Mighty Lord, THOMAS EARLE OF SUSSEX, Viscount Fitzwalter, Lord of Egremont and of Burnell, Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter, Iustice of the forrests and Chases from Trent Southward; Captain of the Gentleman Pensioners of the House of the QUEENE our Soveraigne Lady.
Subjects: Fiction, Classical Mythology, Metamorphosis, Latin fiction, Isis (Egyptian deity)
