How long does it take to read Pleasures and Regrets?
Pleasures and Regrets by Marcel Proust takes about 4 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 49 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1896. 263 pages, about 72,325 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 2 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 1 minute |
The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Offers brief sketches and short stories about the lives of the nobility, a suicide attempt, dinner parties, love affairs, jealousy, and the beauty of nature
Subjects: Manuscripts, Facsimiles, Fiction, general
