How long does it take to read The Trial and Death of Socrates?
The Trial and Death of Socrates by Plato takes about 3 hours 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 40 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1871. 200 pages, about 55,000 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 40 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 126 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Reprinted with updated Further Reading
Subjects: Philosophers, Biography, Socrates, Socrates., History of ideas, intellectual history, Body, Mind & Spirit
