The average reader reads at a speed of 250 words per minute (wpm). The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin has 189 554 words, so the average reader would take 12 hours 38 minutes to read the whole book. How long would it take you to read The Origin of Species? Read a paragraph from The Origin of Species below to find out!
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