How long does it take to read Magic Fishbone?
Magic Fishbone by Charles Dickens takes about 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 30 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1911. 27 pages, about 7,425 words. Written for children.
1 day at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 223 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Originally subtitled: A Holiday Romance from the Pen of Miss Alice Rainbird, Aged 7 An original fairy tale about a large royal family (with a striking resemblance to a Victorian family of the lower middle class), a sensible princess heroine, and a take-no-nonsense fairy godmother.
Subjects: Fairy tales, Magic, Princesses, Humorous, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
