How long does it take to read Emil and the Detectives?
Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner takes about 3 hours 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 13 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1930. 175 pages, about 48,125 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 21 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 13 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours |
The page count is the median across 90 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
On his first real train journey, travelling down to his grandmother in Berlin, Emil Tischbein is robbed of all his money. Emil gathers together a group of boys of his own age and sets out on the trail of the thief. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, Outlaws, Boys, Mothers and sons, Robbers and outlaws, Juvenile fiction
