How long does it take to read The Reluctant Dragon?
Kenneth Grahame, Jim Weiss, Ernest H. Shepard, Michael Hague
The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame, Jim Weiss, Ernest H. Shepard, Michael Hague takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1938. 40 pages, about 11,000 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 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 228 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The boy who finds the dragon in the cave knows it is a kindly, harmless one, but how can he convince the frightened villagers and especially St. George the dragon killer that there is no cause for concern?
Subjects: Fiction, Dragons, Juvenile fiction, Fairy tales, Fairy plays, Fantasy
