How long does it take to read The Ghost of Thomas Kempe?
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe by Penelope Lively takes about 2 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 55 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1973. 159 pages, about 43,725 words. Written for children.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The ghost of a seventeenth-century sorcerer emerges as a poltergeist and attempts to make young James his apprentice.
Subjects: Children's stories, Fiction, Ghosts, Juvenile fiction, Horror, Television
