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How long does it take to read The Lost Continent?

The Story of Atlantis

C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne

The Lost Continent by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne takes about 5 hours 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 5 hours 40 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1972. 309 pages, about 84,975 words.

12 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 9 hours 27 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 40 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 32 minutes

The page count is the median across 172 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

In its time, this was the most famous novel of many about the continent of Atlantis. In our day, nearly a century later, it must still rank as one of the best. Vivid prose describes the geological upheaval that ended a civilization. Characters are totally believable and utterly unforgettable.

Subjects: Fiction, Lost continents, Atlantis, Atlantis (Legendary place), Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, fantasy, general

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