It takes the average reader 8 hours and 8 minutes to read The Antiquary by Sir Walter Scott
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
'It was early in a fine summer's day, near the end of the eighteenth century, when a young man, of genteel appearance, having occasion to go towards the north-east of Scotland, provided himself with a ticket in one of those public carriages which travel between Edinburgh and the Queensferry...' So begins Scott's personal favourite among his novels, in characteristically wry and urbane style, as a mysterious young man calling himself 'Lovel' travels idly but fatefully toward the Scottish seaside town of Fairport. Here he is befriended by the antiquary Jonathan Oldbuck, who has taken refuge...
The Antiquary by Sir Walter Scott is 483 pages long, and a total of 122,199 words.
This makes it 163% the length of the average book. It also has 149% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 7 minutes to read The Antiquary aloud.
The Antiquary is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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