How long does it take to read The Decline of the West?
Oswald Spengler, Charles Francis Atkinson, Dr. David G. Payne, Charles F. Atkinson, Manuel García Morente
The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler, Charles Francis Atkinson, Dr. David G. Payne, Charles F. Atkinson, Manuel García Morente takes about 8 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 35 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1918. 468 pages, about 128,700 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 139 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Spengler's work describes how we have entered into a centuries-long "world-historical" phase comparable to late antiquity, and his controversial ideas spark debate over the meaning of historiography.
Subjects: Civilization, History, Philosophy, Kulturphilosophie, Weltgeschichte, Europa
