reading schedule
My Bondage and My Freedom reading schedule
by Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)
My Bondage and My Freedom runs about 133,960 words — roughly 9h 18m of reading. Here is how to break it into a daily habit you can actually keep.
Pick a pace
| finish | a day | pages a day |
|---|---|---|
| In a week · 7 days | ~80 min | ~101 |
| In two weeks · 14 days | ~40 min | ~51 |
| In a month · 30 days | ~19 min | ~24 |
| A few pages a day · 71 days | ~8 min | ~10 |
a Folio page is about 190 words · ~8 min reads ten
Your first week
ten pages a day · 71 days to the end
- day 1pages 1–10
- day 2pages 11–20
- day 3pages 21–30
- day 4pages 31–40
- day 5pages 41–50
- day 6pages 51–60
- day 7pages 61–70
- …and so on to the end
Folio runs this for you — it serves today's pages, keeps your place across devices, and counts the streak. You just read.
start reading My Bondage and My FreedomQuestions
- How long does it take to read My Bondage and My Freedom?
- My Bondage and My Freedom is about 133,960 words. Read straight through it takes roughly 9h 18m; at a calm 8 minutes a day you finish in about 71 days.
- How many pages a day to read My Bondage and My Freedom in a month?
- About 24 pages a day (roughly 19 minutes) finishes My Bondage and My Freedom in 30 days.
- Can I read My Bondage and My Freedom for free?
- Yes. The full text of My Bondage and My Freedom is free to read on Folio in daily portions.