How long does it take to read The Lantern Bearers?
Rosemary Sutcliff, R. Sutcliff
The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary Sutcliff, R. Sutcliff takes about 4 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
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About 4 hours 37 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1959. 252 pages, about 69,300 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 42 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 26 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Instead of leaving with the last of the Roman legions, Aquila, a young officer, decides that his loyalties lie with Britain, and he eventually joins the forces of the Roman-British leader Ambrosius to fight against the Saxon hordes. Historical fiction.
Subjects: Children's fiction, Soldiers, fiction, Juvenile fiction, History, Fiction, Great britain, history, fiction
