How long does it take to read The Return of a King?
The Return of a King by William Dalrymple takes about 9 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 55 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2013. 541 pages, about 148,775 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reestablishment of a puppet-leader Shah, the conflict's brutal human toll and the similarities between the war and present-day challenges.
Subjects: Military History, British, History, Afghanistan, history, Afghan wars, British, asia
