How long does it take to read Nicholas and Alexandra?
Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie takes about 11 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 18 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1960. 616 pages, about 169,400 words.
23 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 59 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"A LARGER THAN LIFE DRAMA, SO BIZARRE, SO HEART-RENDING AND, ABOVE ALL, SO APOCALYPTIC, THAT NO NOVELIST WOULD HAVE DARED INVENT IT" —Saturday Review Syndicate The story of the Tsar, his Empress, and the realm they lost. The story of a man, a woman, and the love they shared—and of the obscene monk, Rasputin, who corrupted and destroyed them. "A WONDERFULLY RICH TAPESTRY, the colors fresh and clear, every strand sewn in with a sure hand. Mr. Massie describes those strange and terrible years with sympathy and understanding . . . they come vividly before our eyes" —N.Y. Times "A MAGNIFICENT AND INTIMATE PICTURE . . . Not only the main characters but a whole era become alive and comprehensible" —Harper's Magazine With 16 pages of rare photographs
Subjects: Politics and government, Kings and rulers, Biography, History, Alexandra, Politique et gouvernement