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How long does it take to read Vailima Letters?

being correspondence addressed by Robert Louis Stevenson to Sidney Colvin, November 1890-October 1894.

Robert Louis Stevenson, Sidney Sir Colvin

Vailima Letters by Robert Louis Stevenson, Sidney Sir Colvin takes about 6 hours 43 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 6 hours 43 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1895. 366 pages, about 100,650 words.

14 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 11 hours 11 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 43 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 12 minutes

The page count is the median across 52 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Robert Louis Stevenson, long recognized as a master storyteller and essayist, was also a prolific letter writer. His letters, some 2800 pieces of correspondence, have been published in eight volumes. Volume VII covers the period from September 1890 to January 1893.

Subjects: Correspondence, Scottish Authors, Travel, Authors, Scottish, Authors, correspondence, Biography

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