How long does it take to read The Portrait of a Lady?
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James takes about 11 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 11 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1881. 610 pages, about 167,750 words.
23 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours 38 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 432 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Young American Isabel Archer charms European society, but falls prey to the machinations of a calculating older woman.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Manners and customs, Fiction, Fathers and daughters, fiction, Italy, fiction, Man-woman relationships, fiction
