How long does it take to read At Her Majesty's Request?
an African princess in Victorian England
At Her Majesty's Request by Walter Dean Myers takes about 2 hours 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 41 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1999. 146 pages, about 40,150 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 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Biography of the African princess saved from execution and taken to England where Queen Victoria oversaw her upbringing and where she lived for a time before marrying an African missionary.
Subjects: Africans, Friends and associates, Princesses, Missionaries' spouses, Nigerians, Court and courtiers
