How long does it take to read The History of the Ancient World?
The History of the Ancient World by Susan Wise Bauer takes about 15 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 15 hours 55 minutes
A long haul
First published 2007. 868 pages, about 238,700 words.
32 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 26 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 15 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Ancient History, History, ancient
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