How long does it take to read Aesop's Fables?
Aesop's Fables by Aesop takes about 2 hours 43 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 43 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1848. 148 pages, about 40,700 words. Written for children.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 42 minutes |
The page count is the median across 100 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Aesop fables are a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE.
Subjects: Fables, Animals, Children's stories, Greek Fables, Adaptations, History and criticism
