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How long does it take to read An Old-Fashioned Girl?

Louisa May Alcott

An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott takes about 6 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 6 hours 5 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1869. 332 pages, about 91,300 words. Written for children.

13 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 10 hours 9 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 5 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 48 minutes

The page count is the median across 359 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Polly visits her wealthy friend Fanny Shaw in the city and is overwhelmed by the fashionable and urban life they live--but also left out because of her "countrified" manners and outdated clothes.

Subjects: Conduct of life, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Young women, Friendship, History

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