How long does it take to read Victory?
an Island Tale
Victory by Joseph Conrad takes about 7 hours 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 4 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1915. 385 pages, about 105,875 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 146 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Axel Heyst, a dreamer and a restless drifter, believes he can avoid suffering by cutting himself off from others. Then he becomes involved in the operation of a coal company on a remote island in the Malay Archipelago, and when it fails he turns his back on humanity once more. But his life alters when he rescues a young English girl, Lena, from Zangiacomo's Ladies' Orchestra and the evil innkeeper Schomberg, taking her to his island retreat. The affair between Heyst and Lena begins with her release, but the relationship shifts as Lena struggles to save Heyst from detachment and isolation. Featuring arguably the most interesting hero created by Conrad, "Victory" is both a compelling tale of adventure and a perceptive study of the power of love.
Subjects: Women musicians, Revenge, Fiction, Sea stories, Abused women, Europeans
