How long does it take to read The American Spelling Book?
The American Spelling Book by Noah Webster takes about 3 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 2 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1788. 165 pages, about 45,375 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 65 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Pronunciation, Spellers, Orthography and spelling, Portraits, Portraits, caricatures, Children
