How long does it take to read Perrine's Literature, Structure, Sound, and Sense--Thirteenth Edition?
Greg Johnson, Anton Chekhov, Ray Bradbury, Albert Camus, Kate Chopin, Thomas R. Arp
Perrine's Literature, Structure, Sound, and Sense--Thirteenth Edition by Greg Johnson, Anton Chekhov, Ray Bradbury, Albert Camus, Kate Chopin, Thomas R. Arp takes about 31 hours 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 31 hours 13 minutes
A long haul
First published 2018. 1,703 pages, about 468,325 words.
63 days (about 9 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 52 hours 2 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 31 hours 13 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 19 hours 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An authoritative bestseller for over fifty years, PERRINE'S LITERATURE: STRUCTURE, SOUND, AND SENSE continues to be an essential and highly effective introduction to literature for today's students. Written for students beginning a serious study of literature, the text introduces the fundamental elements of fiction, poetry, and drama in a concise and engaging way, addressing vital questions that other texts tend to ignore, such as "Is some literature better?" and "How can it be evaluated?" A remarkable selection of classic, modern, and contemporary readings serves to illustrate the elements of literature and ensure broad appeal to students of diverse backgrounds and interests. Updated with new stories, poems, and plays by some of the finest authors of any era, the twelfth edition remains true to Perrine's original vision while addressing the needs of a new generation of students.
Subjects: Collections, anthologies, freedom, selfhood, self-fulfillment, meaning of love
