How long does it take to read The Black Arrow?
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The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson takes about 4 hours 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 56 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1888. 269 pages, about 73,975 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 | 8 hours 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 56 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 5 minutes |
The page count is the median across 341 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Richard Shelton is a young knight during the Wars of the Roses. We see him ascend and rescue his lady love. He then seeks revenge against his father's murderer, but when the evidence points towards his guardian he is forced to go into hiding. He joins the band of outlaws known as the Black Arrow.
Subjects: Knights and knighthood, War stories, Adventure stories, Adventure and adventurers, Guardian and ward, Juvenile fiction
