How long does it take to read The Splendid and the Vile?
a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the blitz
The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson takes about 11 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 48 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2020. 644 pages, about 177,100 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Prime ministers, great britain, Great britain, history, Prime ministers, Biography
