How long does it take to read The Great and Terrible Quest?
Margaret Lovett
The Great and Terrible Quest by Margaret Lovett takes about 3 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 26 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1967. 187 pages, about 51,425 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 43 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 9 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A young boy, beaten and mistreated by his grandfather, befriends an old man who has lost his memory, and together they set off on what they only know is a great and terrible quest, with just a verse and a ring as clues.
Subjects: Knights and knighthood, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
