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How long does it take to read Why I Am Not a Christian?

Bertrand Russell

Why I Am Not a Christian by Bertrand Russell takes about 4 hours 8 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 8 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1927. 225 pages, about 61,875 words.

9 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 6 hours 53 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 8 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 35 minutes

The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Why I Am Not a Christian is an essay by the British philosopher Bertrand Russell. Originally a talk given 6 March 1927 at Battersea Town Hall, under the auspices of the South London Branch of the National Secular Society, it was published that year as a pamphlet and has been republished several times in English and in translation.

Subjects: Christianity, Free thought, Philosophy, Religion, Krščanstvo, Filozofija religije

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