How long does it take to read The Bad Child's Book of Beasts?
Hilaire Belloc, B. T. B. 1870-1917
The Bad Child's Book of Beasts by Hilaire Belloc, B. T. B. 1870-1917 takes about 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 59 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1875. 54 pages, about 14,850 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 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 37 minutes |
The page count is the median across 61 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Bad
Subjects: Animals, Juvenile poetry, Children's poetry, English, English Humorous poetry, Nonsense verses, Conduct of life