Book 5 of In Search of Lost Time · 1923
The Captive
by Marcel Proust. 408 pages, about 7.5 hours to read. Rated 3.0 out of 5 by 1 Open Library readers.
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How long to read The Captive
At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, The Captive takes about 7.5 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 408 pages.
| Your pace | Time |
|---|---|
| 150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud) | 12 hours |
| 200 words/min | 9.3 hours |
| 250 words/min (average) | 7.5 hours |
| 300 words/min | 6.2 hours |
| 400 words/min (fast) | 4.7 hours |
In the series
- Before this3. The Guermantes Way
- This book5. The Captive
- Next6. The Fugitive
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