How long does it take to read Self-reliance?
Self-reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson takes about 1 hour 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 7 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1900. 61 pages, about 16,775 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 42 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Self-reliance, Conduct of life, Self-actualization (psychology)
