How long does it take to read The Lion and the Unicorn?
Socialism and the English Genius
The Lion and the Unicorn by George Orwell takes about 2 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 19 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1941. 126 pages, about 34,650 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 44 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Socialisme, Conditions sociales, Histoire, Grande-Bretagne, Politique et gouvernement, Civilization