How long does it take to read Die Schönsten Märchen?
Hans Christian Andersen, Jin-kyeong Lee
Die Schönsten Märchen by Hans Christian Andersen, Jin-kyeong Lee takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1880. 32 pages, about 8,800 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 53 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.
Subjects: Fairy tales, Fiction, Nightingale, Nightingales, Children's stories, Danish, Juvenile fiction
