How long does it take to read The Art of Worldly Wisdom?
Baltasar Gracián, Aurora Egido, Benito Pelegrín
The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Baltasar Gracián, Aurora Egido, Benito Pelegrín takes about 3 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 49 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1649. 208 pages, about 57,200 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 21 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 90 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A collection of maxims on wordly behavior observed by a Jesuit scholar 300 years ago.
Subjects: Aesthetics, Literary style, Style, Maxims, Philosophy, Conduct of life
