How long does it take to read The Fortune of War?
The Fortune of War by Patrick O'Brian takes about 6 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 6 of Aubrey-Maturin series
Previous: Desolation Island Next: The Surgeon's Mate
About 6 hours 2 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1979. 329 pages, about 90,475 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 46 minutes |
The page count is the median across 27 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Sixième épisode des aventures maritimes du capitaine Jack Aubrey.
Subjects: Fiction, Jack Aubrey (Fictitious character), Naval History, Stephen Maturin (Fictitious character), History, Ship captains
