How long does it take to read The Edge of the Sea?
Rachel Carson, Robert W. Hines
The Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson, Robert W. Hines takes about 5 hours 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 4 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1955. 276 pages, about 75,900 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 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 10 minutes |
The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
We see how the tides, waves, and ocean current shape the living creatures that depend on them. Three main types of environment--the rock shore, the rim of sand and the coral coast found on the American Atlantic coast are studied in detail.
Subjects: Marine biology, Seashore biology, Seashore ecology, Biologia Marinha, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Ocean
