How long does it take to read The Human Factor?
The Human Factor by Graham Greene takes about 5 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 49 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1978. 317 pages, about 87,175 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 38 minutes |
The page count is the median across 71 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"In the low-key but treacherous domain of "the firm," Maurice Castle performs routine intelligence duties that are less than world-shattering. Then a new security chief, "a broom," is appointed. As he sweeps through the department, he uncovers a leak, a systematic betrayal involving the major powers in South Africa. Castle's associate, Davis, had access to the files in question and his drinking, gambling, and incurable romanticism make him a likely double agent. Castle himself is above suspicion; he had always been very careful. Except when he fell in love." (From first page Avon paperback February, 1979)
Subjects: Great Britain, Cold War, Fiction, Secret service, Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Great britain, fiction
