How long does it take to read Post Captain?
Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian takes about 9 hours 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 2 of Aubrey-Maturin series
Previous: Master and Commander Next: HMS Surprise
About 9 hours 41 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1972. 528 pages, about 145,200 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 41 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 3 minutes |
The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Presents the continuation of Jack Aubrey's life as the Peace of Amiens docks the Commander onshore, to France, and back to sea.
Subjects: Jack Aubrey (Fictitious character), Stephen Maturin (Fictitious character), Naval History, Fiction, Fiction, historical, Fiction, action & adventure
