How long does it take to read The Starlight Barking?
The Starlight Barking by Dodie Smith takes about 2 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 52 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1967. 156 pages, about 42,900 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 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When they awake to find that every living creature in England, except the dogs, is asleep, Dalmatians Pongo and Missis discover unusual abilities that lead them to London where their daughter is assembling all breeds of dogs to await contact from Sirius, the Dog Star.
Subjects: Dalmatian dog, Extrasensory perception, Fiction, Children's stories, Dogs, Children's fiction
