How long does it take to read The Concise History of Costume and Fashion?
The Concise History of Costume and Fashion by James Laver takes about 5 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 17 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1969. 288 pages, about 79,200 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 17 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Vagaries of fashion through the ages presented for the general reader by a British scholar.
Subjects: Fashion, Clothing and dress, History, Costume
