How long does it take to read Spencer's Mountain?
Earl Hamner Jr.
Spencer's Mountain by Earl Hamner Jr. takes about 4 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 35 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1961. 250 pages, about 68,750 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 38 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
''Unforgettable...pure joy...'' Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird The classic novel that inspired the television series "The Waltons," read by the series' star. The Spencers are a hardy clan. Grandpa Spencer fathered nine boys who live in the shadow of the Grand Teton mountain that bears their name. Grandpa's son Clay married Olivia and had nine more kids, "all thoroughbreds," Clay beams. Now the eldest son is out of high school, eager for more book learning. But college money is hard to come by.
Subjects: Earl Hamner Jr., Walton's, TV tie-in, Christian, Family, Coming of age
