How long does it take to read The Times Complete History of the World?
Richard Overy
The Times Complete History of the World by Richard Overy takes about 7 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 55 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2010. 432 pages, about 118,800 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: World history, Historical geography, maps, Atlases, Historical geography, Maps