How long does it take to read North and South?
North and South by John Jakes takes about 14 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 14 hours 26 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1982. 787 pages, about 216,425 words.
29 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 24 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 14 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 1 minute |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Published in 1982, North and South introduces the rice-growing Mains of South Carolina and the ironworking Hazards of Pennsylvania, whose respective scions Orry and George meet and become friends at West Point. Over the next two decades (1842–1861) the men fight in the Mexican–American War, suffer various family conflicts, and witness the increasing discord between the North and the South regions of the United States.
Subjects: Causes, Fiction, History, Historical fiction, War, Fiction, historical, general
