How long does it take to read The Last Leaf?
The Last Leaf by O. Henry takes about 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 48 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1980. 44 pages, about 12,100 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 21 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A sick artist with no will to live feels she will die when the last leaf falls from the tree by her window--yet for some reason the leaf hangs on.
Subjects: Death, Artists, Fiction, Children's fiction, Death, fiction, Artists, fiction
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