How long does it take to read The Emperor's New Clothes?
Hans Andersen, H. W. Dulcken
The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Andersen, H. W. Dulcken takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1900. 32 pages, about 8,800 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 | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 46 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Two rascals sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes.
Subjects: Children's fiction, Clothing and dress, fiction, Kings, queens, rulers, etc., fiction, Behavior, fiction, Fairy tales, Pride and vanity
