How long does it take to read The Christmas Mouse?
The Christmas Mouse by Miss Read takes about 2 hours 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1973. 149 pages, about 40,975 words. Written for children.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 33 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 42 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Mrs. Berry is frightened by a mouse and goes downstairs to sit-out the stormy Christmas Eve. While cosily by the loungeroom fire, she is disturbed yet again. This time the intruder proves to be a young run-away boy.
Subjects: Children's stories, Country life, Fiction, Children's fiction, Country life, fiction, Christmas, fiction
