How long does it take to read Playing Beatie Bow?
Ruth Park
Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park takes about 3 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 36 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1980. 196 pages, about 53,900 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 36 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A lonely Australian girl from a divided family is transported back to the 1880's and an immigrant family from the Orkney Islands.
Subjects: Fiction, Family life, Space and time, Juvenile fiction, Children's stories, Children's fiction
