How long does it take to read Missee Lee?
Missee Lee by Arthur Ransome takes about 7 hours 21 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Swallows and Amazons series
Previous: The Big Six Next: The Picts and the Martyrs
About 7 hours 21 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1941. 401 pages, about 110,275 words. Written for children.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 21 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 36 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When their boat is burned and they are cast adrift in the South China Sea, Titty, Roger, Peggy, John, Nancy, Susan, and Captain Flint make their way to land only to find themselves the captives of the redoubtable Missee Lee, one of the last pirates operating off the China coast.
Subjects: Pirates, Sailing, Adventure and adventurers, Fiction, Children's stories, Children's fiction
