How long does it take to read William Shakespeare?
S. Schoenbaum
William Shakespeare by S. Schoenbaum takes about 6 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 54 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1975. 376 pages, about 103,400 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 29 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A concise, readable but scholarly account of the life of Shakespeare.
Subjects: Biography, English Dramatists, Sources, Biographies, Dramaturges anglais, Dramatists, biography
