How long does it take to read The Princess and Curdie?
The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald takes about 3 hours 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 16 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1832. 178 pages, about 48,950 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 16 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 487 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
With the help of a mysterious fairy queen who provides monstrous but gentle creatures to aid him, a miner's son takes on the dangerous task of helping the king and princess confound their enemies and save the kingdom.
Subjects: Fairy tales, Princesses, Fiction, Fiction, general, Princesses, fiction, Children's fiction
