How long does it take to read The American?
Henry James, Peter Collister
The American by Henry James, Peter Collister takes about 8 hours 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 24 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1877. 458 pages, about 125,950 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 126 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A reprint of Henry James' "The America" that includes a textual history of the novel, background and source materials, and critical articles by James and others.
Subjects: American Manuscripts, Widows, Courtship in fiction, Culture conflict in fiction, Aristocracy (Social class), Widows in fiction
