How long does it take to read The Lion in Winter?
James Goldman
The Lion in Winter by James Goldman takes about 1 hour 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 58 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1966. 107 pages, about 29,425 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 14 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Insecure siblings fighting for their parents. Attention; bickering spouses who can't stand to be together or apart; adultery and sexual experimentation; even the struggle to balance work and family: These are themes as much at home in our time as they were in the twelfth century. In James Goldman's classic play The Lion in Winter, domestic turmoil rises to an art form. Keenly self-aware and motivated as much by spite as by any sense of duty, Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine maneuver against each other to position their favorite son in line for succession. By imagining the inner lives of Henry, Eleanor, and their sons, John, Geoffrey, and Richard, Goldman created the quintessential drama of family strife and competing ambitions, a work that gives visceral, modern-day relevance to the intrigues of Angevin England"--Publisher description.
Subjects: Kings and rulers, Marriages of royalty and nobility, Drama, History, Queens, Drama (dramatic works by one author)
