How long does it take to read The Doll?
Bolesław Prus
The Doll by Bolesław Prus takes about 12 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 51 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1890. 701 pages, about 192,775 words.
26 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 21 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 24 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A new translation of an 1890 Polish classic about a man infatuated with a woman of higher birth, cold as a doll. A tale of unrequited love. By the author of The Sins of Childhood.
Subjects: Social conditions, Social life and customs, Social classes, Fiction, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, general