How long does it take to read The Way of the World?
The Way of the World by William Congreve takes about 1 hour 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 59 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1700. 108 pages, about 29,700 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 14 minutes |
The page count is the median across 174 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: English drama, Adultery, Drama, Extortion, Fiction, Social life and customs
