How long does it take to read The Hills Is Lonely?
The Hills Is Lonely by Lillian Beckwith takes about 4 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 34 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1959. 249 pages, about 68,475 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 20 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Delightful memoir of a retired schoolteacher who went crofting on a remote Hebridean island and fell in love with the place and its people.
Subjects: Hebrides, Scotland, Social life and customs, crofting, Authors, biography, Women authors