How long does it take to read A Book of Nonsense?
A Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear takes about 2 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 2 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1800. 111 pages, about 30,525 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 16 minutes |
The page count is the median across 31 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A collection of over 200 limericks with the author's original illustrations and nonsense songs and stories.
Subjects: English Nonsense verses, Nonsense verses, Limericks, Juvenile Limericks, Children's poetry, English, English poetry
