How long does it take to read The Drummer and the Song?
The Drummer and the Song by Joyce Dingwell takes about 3 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 28 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1969. 189 pages, about 51,975 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 10 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
After a series of unhappy setbacks, Peta found herself trying to cope, singlehandedly, with a stud farm in Tasmania -- the "Apple Isle". Her neighbour, Nat Trentham, could have been such a help -- if only he hadn't been so infuriating!
