How long does it take to read Pharaoh's Daughter?
a novel of ancient Egypt
Pharaoh's Daughter by Julius Lester takes about 3 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 20 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2000. 182 pages, about 50,050 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 5 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A fictionalized account of the Biblical tale in which a Hebrew infant, rescued by the daughter of the Pharaoh, passes through a turbulent adolescence to eventually become a prophet of his people while his sister finds her true self as a priestess to the Egyptian gods.
Subjects: Bible, Jews, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Parent and child, Civilization
