How long does it take to read The Glorious Flight?
Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen
The Glorious Flight by Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen takes about 43 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 43 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1983. 39 pages, about 10,725 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 | 1 hour 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 43 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which crossed the English Channel in thirty-seven minutes in the early 1900's.
Subjects: Air pilots, Airplanes, Design and construction, Juvenile fiction, Caldecott Medal, Endurance flights
