How long does it take to read Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling takes about 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 46 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1893. 42 pages, about 11,550 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 69 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden.
Subjects: Children's stories, English, Cobras, Fiction, India, Mongooses, American Horror tales
