How long does it take to read The House of Arden?
The House of Arden by E. Nesbit takes about 4 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
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About 4 hours 25 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1900. 241 pages, about 66,275 words. Written for children.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 22 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 46 minutes |
The page count is the median across 83 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The famous Arden family treasure has been missing for generations, and the last members of the Arden line, Edred, Elfrida, and their Aunt Edith, have nothing to their names but the crumbling castle they live in. Just before his tenth birthday, Edred inherits the title of Lord Arden; he also learns that the missing fortune will be his if—and only if—he can find it before the turns ten. With no time to lose, Edred and Elfrida secure the help of a magical talking creature, the temperamental Mouldiwarp, who leads them on a treasure hunt through the ages. Together, brother and sister visit some of the most thrilling periods of history and test their wits against real witches, highwaymen, and renegades. They find plenty of adventure, but will they find the treasure before Edred’s birthday? [Source: Penguin / Random House]
Subjects: Buried treasure, Magic, Brothers and sisters, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Treasure troves
