How long does it take to read The Importance of Being Earnest?
A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde takes about 1 hour 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 52 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1893. 102 pages, about 28,050 words. Written for children.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 10 minutes |
The page count is the median across 455 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: English life, etiquette, love, manners, marriage, play
