How long does it take to read The Four-story Mistake?
The Four-story Mistake by Elizabeth Enright takes about 3 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 15 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1942. 177 pages, about 48,675 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Melendy family leave their New York brownstone and move to the country. The house is quirky with lots of odd additions including the fourth floor, the mistake. The family adjusts to their new home with both small and big adventures.
Subjects: Brothers and sisters, Family, Juvenile fiction, Household Moving, Family life, Fiction
