How long does it take to read The Father Christmas Letters?
The Father Christmas Letters by J. R. R. Tolkien takes about 2 hours 3 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 3 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1976. 112 pages, about 30,800 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 50 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A collection of illustrated letters from Father Christmas recapping the activities of the preceding year at the North Pole. The letters were written by the author to his children.
Subjects: Letters, Toy and movable books, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Specimens, Christmas
