How long does it take to read Piers Plowman?
William Langland
Piers Plowman by William Langland takes about 3 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 49 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1900. 208 pages, about 57,200 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 21 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 47 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A translation of the 14th century poem, which offers a picture of society in the late Middle Ages on the threshold of the early modern world.
Subjects: Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages, Christian poetry, English (Middle), Dreams, Facsimiles, History, Manuscripts
