Reading time

How long does it take to read The Wine-Dark Sea?

The Wine-Dark Sea by Patrick O'Brian is about 296 pages, so it takes about 5 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 11 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

5 h 11 min

The Wine-Dark Sea · Patrick O'Brian · first published 1993

Pages
296
30 min a day
11 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm6 h 51 min
Average adult · 238 wpm5 h 11 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm4 h 7 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm3 h 5 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day21 days
30 minutes a day11 days
45 minutes a day7 days
60 minutes a day6 days

Page count: median of 22 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#16 in Aubrey–Maturin

Next in the series: The Commodore (1994, 293 pages)

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The Wine-Dark Sea: reading time questions

How many pages is The Wine-Dark Sea?
The Wine-Dark Sea is about 296 pages. That is the median across the 22 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read The Wine-Dark Sea?
About 5 h 11 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 4 h 7 min.
How many days to read The Wine-Dark Sea at 30 minutes a day?
About 11 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 21 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
What number is The Wine-Dark Sea in the Aubrey–Maturin series?
The Wine-Dark Sea is book 16 in Aubrey–Maturin by Patrick O'Brian.

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