How long does it take to read The Otterbury Incident?
The Otterbury Incident by Nicholas Blake takes about 2 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 54 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1948. 158 pages, about 43,450 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 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
> "The Otterbury Incident is an adaptation of the French film Nous les gosses, and I am greatly indebted to Pathéscope, Ltd., for their kind permission to use the plot of that delightful film as the starting point of my story. - C.D.L."
Subjects: Fiction, Gangs, Mystery and detective stories, Detective and mystery stories, Children's fiction, Schools, fiction
