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How long does it take to read The Light Beyond the Forest?

Rosemary Sutcliff

The Light Beyond the Forest by Rosemary Sutcliff takes about 2 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Part of The Arthurian Trilogy

Previous: The Sword and the Circle Next: The Road to Camlann

About 2 hours 42 minutes

An evening's read

First published 1979. 147 pages, about 40,425 words. Written for children.

6 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 4 hours 30 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 2 hours 42 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 1 hour 41 minutes

The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

A retelling of the adventures of King Arthur's knights, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Bors, and Sir Percival, as they search for the Holy Grail.

Subjects: Fiction, Knights and knighthood, Grail, Legends, Folklore, Arthurian romances

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