How long does it take to read I Saw Three Ships?
I Saw Three Ships by Elizabeth Goudge takes about 1 hour 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 13 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1969. 66 pages, about 18,150 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 13 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Little orphan Polly Flowerdew lives with her two elderly maiden aunts, Dorcas and Constantia. Christmas is coming and she is bursting with excitement. She is absolutely sure that something special is going to happen this year. What will she find in her stocking? Will the Three Wise Men visit as she has always hoped? Who knows what may happen at this special time of year? She leaves her bedroom window open on Christmas Eve, just in case the Wise Men decide to come visit. When she wakes up on Christmas morning, more than one miracle seems to have taken place. In the event, this Christmas isn't like any she has ever known, especially when three ships sail into the harbour.
Subjects: Children's, Christmas, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Shipping, fiction
