How long does it take to read Tennyson's The Princess?
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Tennyson's The Princess by Alfred Lord Tennyson takes about 3 hours 3 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 3 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1847. 166 pages, about 45,650 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 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 3 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 69 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A princess founds a University exclusive for women, and men are forbidden to enter. Her betrothed, a prince, together with some friends, disguise themselves as women in order to win her back
Subjects: Illustrations, Mountain life, Fiction, Library, Personal copy, English poetry
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