How long does it take to read The Amateur Naturalist?
The Amateur Naturalist by Gerald Durrell takes about 5 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 52 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1982. 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 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Natural history, Nature study, Technique, Hindustani music, History and criticism
