How long does it take to read The Rise of the West?
A History of the Human Community
The Rise of the West by William H. McNeill takes about 15 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 15 hours 49 minutes
A long haul
First published 1963. 863 pages, about 237,325 words.
32 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 26 hours 22 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 15 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Civilization, Western Civilization, History, Civilisation occidentale, Cultuurgeschiedenis, Histoire
