How long does it take to read The Wonder That Was India?
A. L. Basham
The Wonder That Was India by A. L. Basham takes about 10 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 25 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1954. 568 pages, about 156,200 words.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 21 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 29 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An account of Indian history from the beginnings of the Indus Valley civilisation up to mediaeval India, ending before the Mughal period. A comprehensive textbook for the beginner in Indian studies, its commentary on the Indian social, religious and administrative way during the subcontinent's formative years way is particularly engaging,
Subjects: History, Civilization, Civilisation, Histoire, India, civilization, India, history
