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How long does it take to read Journey for a Princess?

Margaret Carver Leighton

Journey for a Princess by Margaret Carver Leighton takes about 3 hours 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 58 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1960. 216 pages, about 59,400 words. Written for children.

8 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 6 hours 36 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 58 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 29 minutes

The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Fourteen-year-old Elstrid, daughter of Alfred the Great, has grown up the overlooked, inept baby of the family. As she is swept up into the game of international struggle and politics, she makes a long journey, finds real love, and discovers her own strengths.

Subjects: Vikings, Juvenile fiction

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