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How long does it take to read The Silver Crown?

Robert C. O'Brien

The Silver Crown by Robert C. O'Brien takes about 4 hours 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 56 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1968. 269 pages, about 73,975 words. Written for children.

10 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 8 hours 13 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 56 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 5 minutes

The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Soon after waking up on her tenth birthday to find a silver crown on her pillow, Ellen's house burns down, her parents disappear, and she is launched on an adventure involving a trek through the woods, a castle full of brainwashed captives, and the powerful Hieronymus Machine which wants her crown.

Subjects: Fantasy, Fantasy fiction, Encyclopedias, Canadian Cooking, Children's stories, Children's fiction

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