How long does it take to read Pompeii?
Pompeii by Robert Harris takes about 6 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2003. 352 pages, about 96,800 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Historical fiction about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD from the perspective of Marcus Attilius, an aquarius (hydraulic engineer) responsible for Aqua Augusta, the regional aqueduct.
Subjects: Pompeji, Italien, Vulkaner, Fiction, Naturkatastrofer
