How long does it take to read The Happy Prince?
The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde takes about 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 23 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1968. 21 pages, about 5,775 words.
1 day at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 23 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 14 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: fairytales
