How long does it take to read Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales?
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen takes about 4 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 35 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1846. 250 pages, about 68,750 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 38 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 298 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Sixteen tales including "Little Claus and Big Claus," "Father's Always Right," and "The Goblin and the Grocer."
Subjects: Miniature books, Specimens, Basic English, Folklore, Denmark, Children's stories, Danish