How long does it take to read The Story of Civilization I?
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The Story of Civilization I by Will Durant takes about 19 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 19 hours 14 minutes
A long haul
First published 1935. 1,049 pages, about 288,475 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 | 32 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 19 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 12 hours 1 minute |
The page count is the median across 38 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Story of Civilization, Volume I: A history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the Death of Alexander, and in India, China, and Japan from the beginning; with an introduction on the nature and foundations of civilization. This is the first volume of the classic
Subjects: Oriental Civilization, Ancient History, Civilization, History, Civilization, Oriental
