How long does it take to read Madeline and the Gypsies?
Madeline and the Gypsies by Ludwig Bemelmans takes about 1 hour 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Madeline
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About 1 hour 2 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1959. 56 pages, about 15,400 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 43 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 22 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Pepito, son of the Spanish Ambassador, and Madeline, rescued by gypsies during a storm, travel and perform with their wandering friends until they again find Miss Clavel
Subjects: Children's stories, American, Circus, Fiction, Gypsies, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile poetry
