How long does it take to read The Riverside Chaucer?
The Riverside Chaucer by Geoffrey Chaucer takes about 24 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 24 hours 20 minutes
A long haul
First published 1987. 1,327 pages, about 364,925 words.
49 days (about 7 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 40 hours 33 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 24 hours 20 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 15 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This edition provides the general information on Chaucer's life, language, and works that one needs for a first reading of Chaucer, and difficult words and constructions are glossed on the pages. The Appendix contains the materials, including the extensive notes and glossary, for a more thorough understanding of Chaucer's works.
Subjects: Poetry (poetic works by one author), Tales, england, Criticism and interpretation, Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages, Poetry
