How long does it take to read The Vanished Library?
A Wonder of the Ancient World
Luciano Canfora
The Vanished Library by Luciano Canfora takes about 3 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 46 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1989. 205 pages, about 56,375 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 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Recreates the world of ancient Egypt, describes how the Library of Alexandria was created, and speculates on its destruction.
Subjects: Aliks*andrīn*a (Library), Ptolemy, Libraries, Library of Alexandria, Hellenistic culture, Aliksāndrīnā (Library)
