How long does it take to read Queen's Own Fool?
a novel of Mary Queen of Scots
Queen's Own Fool by Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris takes about 7 hours 9 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of The Stuart Quartet
Next: Girl in a Cage
About 7 hours 9 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2000. 390 pages, about 107,250 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 | 11 hours 55 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 9 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When twelve-year-old Nicola leaves Troupe Brufort and serves as the fool for Mary, Queen of Scots, she experiences the political and religious upheavals in both France and Scotland.
Subjects: Kings and rulers, Fools and jesters, Juvenile fiction, Kings, queens, rulers, Fiction, Heads of state