How long does it take to read Songs of Innocence and of Experience?
Songs of Innocence and of Experience by William Blake takes about 1 hour 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 28 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1794. 80 pages, about 22,000 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 52 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: English Manuscripts, English poetry, Facsimiles, Illustrations, Critique et interprétation, Poetry
