How long does it take to read Mrs Lather's Laundry?
Mrs Lather's Laundry by Allan Ahlberg takes about 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 26 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1981. 24 pages, about 6,600 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 | 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Sick of socks and sheets and undershirts, the Lathers decide that in future they will wash anything except laundry.
Subjects: Cleanliness, Laundry, Fiction, Hygiene, Children's fiction, Family life, fiction
