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How long does it take to read The Horse and His Boy?

C. S. Lewis

The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis takes about 3 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 54 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1954. 213 pages, about 58,575 words. Written for children.

8 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 6 hours 31 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 54 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 26 minutes

The page count is the median across 185 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

A boy and a talking horse share an adventurous and dangerous journey to Narnia to warn of invading barbarians.

Content warnings (AI-checked, may be incomplete)
  • violence
  • abuse
  • war

How these are chosen

Subjects: Fantasy, Children's fiction, Allegory, Aventures, Magie, Frères et soeurs

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