How long does it take to read The Hounds of the Morrigan?
Pat O'Shea
The Hounds of the Morrigan by Pat O'Shea takes about 8 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 46 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1985. 478 pages, about 131,450 words. Written for children.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When a ten-year-old boy finds an old book of magic in a bookshop in Ireland, the forces of good and evil gather to do battle over it.
Subjects: Fantasy, Juvenile fiction, Wishes, Fiction, Magic, Children's fiction
