How long does it take to read Sketches New and Old?
Sketches New and Old by Mark Twain takes about 5 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 52 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1875. 320 pages, about 88,000 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 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 54 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Composed between 1863 and 1875, these sixty-three often outrageous sketches prove indispensable to our understanding of Twain during thirteen quite amazing years in American history.
Subjects: Fiction, American Humorous stories, Comedy sketches, Fiction, humorous, general, Sketches, American wit and humor
