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How long does it take to read The Source?

James A. Michener

The Source by James A. Michener takes about 19 hours 3 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 19 hours 3 minutes

A long haul

First published 1900. 1,039 pages, about 285,725 words.

39 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 31 hours 45 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 19 hours 3 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 11 hours 54 minutes

The page count is the median across 54 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

"The Source" chronicles the history of the middle east from early geologic time to the twentieth century. This spellbinding narrative brings to life the story of this part of the world as only Michener can.

Subjects: Fiction, Jews, Archaeologists, Excavations (Archaeology), Fiction, jewish, Israel, fiction

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