How long does it take to read The Fatal Shore?
a history of the transportation of convicts to Australia 1787-1868
The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes takes about 12 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 37 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1986. 688 pages, about 189,200 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 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Incredibly rich and detailed account of the first white settlers that arrived in Australia, and what they found when they arrived. Riveting.
Subjects: History, Penal colonies, Exiles, convicts, colonialism, Australian history
