How long does it take to read An Old-Fashioned Girl?
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is overwhelmed by the fashionable and urban life they live--but also left out because of her "countrified" manners and outdated clothes.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