How long does it take to read The Story of Holly & Ivy?
The Story of Holly & Ivy by Rumer Godden takes about 1 hour 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 10 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1755. 64 pages, about 17,600 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 27 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The story treats the simultaneous events of wishing for love, in Ivy, a young orphaned girl, and Holly, a Christmas doll.
Subjects: Fiction, Orphans, Dolls, Christmas, Juvenile fiction, Christmas stories
