How long does it take to read The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets?
with critical observations on their works
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets by Samuel Johnson takes about 2 hours 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 33 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1779. 139 pages, about 38,225 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 36 minutes |
The page count is the median across 68 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: History and criticism, English poetry, English Poets, Biography, Poets, biography, Authors, english
