How long does it take to read The Sayings of the Desert Fathers?
Benedicta Ward
The Sayings of the Desert Fathers by Benedicta Ward takes about 4 hours 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 56 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1984. 269 pages, about 73,975 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 56 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 5 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Mönchtum, Vie religieuse et monastique, Ermites, Quotations, maxims, Christianity, Anthologies
