How long does it take to read Melisande?
Melisande by E. Nesbit takes about 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 53 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1982. 48 pages, about 13,200 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Cursed by an evil fairy at her christening, Princess Melisande grows up bald but finds herself facing another set of problems when her wish for golden hair is fulfilled.
Subjects: Hair in fiction, Fiction, Hair, Fairy tales, Fiction, general, Hair, fiction
