How long does it take to read Unpopular Essays?
Unpopular Essays by Bertrand Russell takes about 3 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 37 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1901. 197 pages, about 54,175 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 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 38 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A classic collection of Bertrand Russell's more controversial works, reaffirming his staunch liberal values, Unpopular Essays is one of Russell's most characteristic and self-revealing books. Written to "combat... the growth in Dogmatism", on first publication in 1950 it met with critical acclaim and a wide readership and has since become one of his most accessible and popular books.
Subjects: Kritik, Philosophy, Politische Philosophie, Dogmatismus, Philosophie, History & Surveys
