How long does it take to read On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection?
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin takes about 9 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 12 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1859. 502 pages, about 138,050 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 259 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Charles Darwin's seminal work laying the foundations for the principles of evolutionary biology via natural selection, based on evidence that he collected during his expedition on HMS Beagle in the 1830s.
Subjects: Evolution, Evolution (Biology), Evolución, Natural selection, Nonfiction, Origin
