How long does it take to read The History Boys?
The History Boys by Alan Bennett takes about 2 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours
An evening's read
First published 2004. 109 pages, about 29,975 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In Alan Bennet's new play, staff room rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it; about education and its purpose.
Subjects: LGBTQ plays, Theater programs, Specimens, High schools, Drama, Teacher-student relationships
