How long does it take to read The Penguin History of the World?
The Penguin History of the World by J. M. Roberts takes about 21 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 21 hours 6 minutes
A long haul
First published 1990. 1,151 pages, about 316,525 words.
43 days (about 7 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 35 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 21 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 13 hours 11 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: World history
