How long does it take to read The Hunting of the Snark?
The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll takes about 1 hour 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 31 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1876. 83 pages, about 22,825 words. Written for children.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 255 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A nonsense poem recounting the adventures of the Bellman and his crew and their challenges hunting a Snark.
Subjects: Bibliography, History and criticism, Children's poetry, English, Poetry, Collections, English poetry
