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How long does it take to read The Kingdom by the Sea?

a journey around the coast of Great Britain

Paul Theroux

The Kingdom by the Sea by Paul Theroux takes about 6 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 6 hours 37 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1983. 361 pages, about 99,275 words.

14 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 11 hours 2 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 37 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 8 minutes

The page count is the median across 25 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

Subjects: Description and travel, Railroad travel, Travel, Coasts, Great Britain, Great britain, description and travel

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