How long does it take to read The Dragon and the Raven?
or, The days of King Alfred
The Dragon and the Raven by G. A. Henty takes about 4 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 39 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1800. 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 373 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Fiction, History, Juvenile fiction, Great britain, fiction, Fiction, historical, general