How long does it take to read The Pursuit of History?
John Tosh
The Pursuit of History by John Tosh takes about 6 hours 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 23 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1984. 348 pages, about 95,700 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 38 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 23 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Why do we study history? How do we construct our knowledge of the past? How objective can it be? Addressing these key questions, this study offers a short and clear introduction to the methods and nature of historical research.
Subjects: Historiography, Modern History, Study and teaching (Higher), Great britain, historiography, History, Study & teaching
