How long does it take to read Poems?
Poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson takes about 5 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 51 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1847. 319 pages, about 87,725 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 51 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Interspersed are passages from the author's "Essays" and "Journal".
Subjects: Water-supply, Description and travel, Mines and mineral resources, Poetry, American poetry
