How long does it take to read The School for Scandal, 1780?
The School for Scandal, 1780 by Richard Brinsley Sheridan takes about 2 hours 3 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 3 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1778. 112 pages, about 30,800 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 164 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The School for Scandal debuted at Drury Lane Theater in London in 1777. The play is still popular and regularly performed today. It is a comedy of manners about "the deceptive nature of appearances, the fickleness of reputation, [and] the often disreputable guises behind which goodness and honesty can conceal itself."
Subjects: English drama, English drama (Comedy), English Plays, Drama, Fiction, Comedy
