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