How Long to Read The Meaning of Everything

How Long Does it Take to Read The Meaning of Everything?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 36 minutes to read The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester OBE

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

'The greatest enterprise of its kind in history,' was the verdict of British prime minister Stanley Baldwin in June 1928 when The Oxford English Dictionary was finally published. With its 15,490 pages and nearly two million quotations, it was indeed a monumental achievement, gleaned from the efforts of hundreds of ordinary and extraordinary people who made it their mission to catalogue the English language in its entirety. In The Meaning of Everything, Simon Winchester celebrates this remarkable feat, and the fascinating characters who played such a vital part in its execution, from the colourful Frederick Furnivall, cheerful promoter of an all-female sculling crew, to James Murray, self-educated son of a draper, who spent half a century guiding the project towards fruition. Along the way we learn which dictionary editor became the inspiration for Kenneth Grahame's Ratty in The Wind in the Willows, and why Tolkien found it so hard to define 'walrus'. Written by the bestselling author of The Surgeon of Crowthorne and The Map That Changed the World, The Meaning of Everything is an enthralling account of the creation of the world's greatest dictionary.

How long is The Meaning of Everything?

The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester OBE is 333 pages long, and a total of 84,249 words.

This makes it 112% the length of the average book. It also has 103% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Meaning of Everything Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 40 minutes to read The Meaning of Everything aloud.

What Reading Level is The Meaning of Everything?

The Meaning of Everything is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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