How long does it take to read The Idea of a University?
The Idea of a University by John Henry Newman takes about 9 hours 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 40 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1873. 527 pages, about 144,925 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 40 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 70 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A series of lectures about the purpose of Universities in society.
Subjects: Universities and colleges, Higher Education, Philosophy, Aims and objectives, Conduct of life, Universities
