How long does it take to read The Last Grain Race?
The Last Grain Race by Eric Newby takes about 4 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 39 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1956. 254 pages, about 69,850 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last 'grain race' of maritime history, from respected travel writer Eric Newby. In 1938, a young Eric Newby - later renowned as a travel writer of exceptional talent - set sail aboard Moshulu, the largest sailing ship still employed in the transportation of grain from Australia to Europe. Every year from 1921 to 1939, the vessels involved in the grain trade would strive to find the shortest, fastest passage home - 'the grain race' - in the face of turbulent seas, atrocious weather conditions and hard graft. First published in 1956, 'The Last Grain Race', featuring many photographs from the author's personal collection, celebrates both the spirit of adventure and the thrill of sailing on the high seas. Newby's first-hand account - engaging and informative, with frequent bursts of humour and witty observations from both above and below deck - chronicles this classic sailing voyage of the Twenties and Thirties, and records the last grain race of maritime history.
Subjects: Seafaring life, Moshulu (Four-masted barque), Moshulu (Ship)
