How long does it take to read Strangers?
Homosexual Love in the Nineteenth Century
Strangers by Graham Robb takes about 6 hours 22 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 22 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2003. 347 pages, about 95,425 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 22 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
From inside front cover: Uncovers the real story of male and female homosexuality in the Victorian era. On the basis of archives, diaries and letters scattered throughout Europe and America, Robb tells a tale that is in part familiar, and in part extremely surprising -- a story of oppression and secrecy but also of unexpected tolerance and familiarity. Contradicting the widely held view that a liberated and proud gay heritage dates back only a few decades, Robb uncovers evidence from legislation, literature, medicine, and daily life pointing to a culture of homosexuality that was uniquely well developed, self-aware, and sophisticated.
Subjects: Gay men, Homosexuality, Lesbians, Gays, Homophobia, History
