How long does it take to read Leif the Lucky?
Ingri Parin D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
Leif the Lucky by Ingri Parin D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire takes about 1 hour 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 5 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1941. 59 pages, about 16,225 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 | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Tells how Leif sailed with his father, Eric the Red, from Iceland to Greenland where he grew up; describes his journeys back to Norway, where he became a Christian and then to the land he called Vinland; and tells how his kinsmen settled in Vinland and met the Indians.
Subjects: Biography, Discovery and exploration, Explorers, Vikings, America, discovery and exploration
