How long does it take to read The Comedy of Errors?
The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare takes about 1 hour 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 54 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1734. 104 pages, about 28,600 words. Written for children.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 11 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 715 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
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Subjects: Drama, Brothers, Mistaken identity, Twins, Shipwreck victims, Juvenile drama
