How long does it take to read The Gift of the Magi?
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry takes about 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 32 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1906. 29 pages, about 7,975 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 | 53 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 20 minutes |
The page count is the median across 38 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Wonderful Christmas story, you laugh and cry at the same time, tender, inspiring, and the best of it is, you know it's all a storm in a teacup. What they have is priceless.
Subjects: Christmas spirit, Christmas Giving, Gifts, Christmas, Fiction, Navidad
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