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1848Modern Classics

White Nights

Белые ночи

Fyodor Dostoevsky96p
Modern ClassicsБелые ночи · 1848

White Nights

Fyodor Dostoevsky

“Four luminous summer nights in St. Petersburg where a lonely dreamer meets a woman waiting on a canal bridge.”

Length96
Est. Reading Time1h 55m
At 20 Pages / Day5 days

Concise Summary

A solitary young man who lives more in his daydreams than in reality meets Nastenka weeping by a St. Petersburg canal during the eerie twilight of the white nights. Over four consecutive nights they share their histories, and the dreamer experiences the warmth and ache of real love.

Why Read It Today?

The most welcoming 96-page gateway into Russian literature—intimate, poetic, and impossible to put down.

“A whole moment of happiness! Is that too little for the whole of a man’s life?”

— Fyodor Dostoevsky, White Nights
Solitude & DreamsSt. PetersburgShort Classic

White Nights Reading Time & Daily Completion Plan

How long it takes to finish all 96 pages of White Nights by reading speed and daily page goal:

10 Pages / Day

10 days

~11 min/day · +30m screen time

15 Pages / Day

7 days

~17 min/day · +45m screen time

20 Pages / Day (Recommended)

5 days

~22 min/day · +60m screen time

30 Pages / Day

4 days

~33 min/day · +90m screen time

Deep Pace (180 WPM): 2h 32m
Average Pace (250 WPM): 1h 55m
Fast Pace (340 WPM): 1h 25m

Frequently Asked Questions

How many pages is White Nights and how long does it take to read?

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky is 96 pages in standard editions. At an average adult silent reading rate (250 WPM), it takes approximately 1 hours and 55 minutes to finish.

How many days does it take to read White Nights at 20 pages a day?

Reading 20 pages per day (~22 minutes) finishes White Nights in 5 days.

What is White Nights about and why should you read it?

A solitary young man who lives more in his daydreams than in reality meets Nastenka weeping by a St. Petersburg canal during the eerie twilight of the white nights. Over four consecutive nights they share their histories, and the dreamer experiences the warmth and ache of real love. The most welcoming 96-page gateway into Russian literature—intimate, poetic, and impossible to put down.

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