About This Book
King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It tells the tale of a king who bequeaths his power and land to two of his three daughters, after they declare their love for him in a fawning and obsequious manner. His third daughter gets nothing, because she will not flatter him as her sister...
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Reading Time Estimates
3h 9m
slow reader
180 WPM
2h 16m
average reader
250 WPM
1h 37m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 34,100 wordsπ
5 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
2 h 16 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
2 h 32 min
at 1.5x narration speed
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3 h 47 min
Audio 2x
1 h 54 min
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- π 5 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
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