How long does it take to read Tales from Shakespeare?
Tales from Shakespeare by Marcia Williams takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1998. 40 pages, about 11,000 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 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Retells seven of Shakespeare's plays--"Romeo and Juliet," "Hamlet," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Macbeth," "The Winter's Tale," "Julius Caesar," and "The Tempest"--in comic book format.
Subjects: Adaptations, Cartoons and comics, Children's stories
