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How long does it take to read Ring of Bright Water?

Gavin Maxwell, G. Maxwell, Kate Humble, Mark Adlington

Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell, G. Maxwell, Kate Humble, Mark Adlington takes about 4 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 6 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1960. 224 pages, about 61,600 words.

9 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 6 hours 51 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 6 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 34 minutes

The page count is the median across 48 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

A marvellous book about life in a West Highland seaboard cottage with two otters, Mijbil and Edal.

Subjects: Country life, Natural history, Otters, Anecdotes, Maxwell's otter, Otters as pets

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