How long does it take to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain takes about 4 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Tom Sawyer books
About 4 hours 39 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1817. 254 pages, about 69,850 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 879 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Mark Twain created the memorable characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn drawing from the experiences of boys he grew up with in Missouri. Set by the Mississippi River in the 1840's, it follows these boys as they get into predicament after predicament. Tom's classic whitewashing of the fence has become part of American legend, and the book paints a nostalgic picture of life in the middle of the nineteenth century. Tom runs away from home to an island in the river, chases Injun Joe and his treasure, and even gets trapped in a cave for days with Becky Thatcher. The book is one of Twain's most beloved stories.
Subjects: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain, Historical, Fiction, Classic, American
