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How long does it take to read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo?

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo by J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien takes about 3 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 2 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1975. 165 pages, about 45,375 words.

7 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 5 hours 3 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 2 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 1 hour 53 minutes

The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Contains three stories from the age of chivalry, knights and holy quests.

Subjects: Modernized versions, English poetry, Manuscripts, English (Middle), Knights and knighthood, Poetry, Arthurian romances

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