How long does it take to read The Swiss Family Robinson?
Johann David Wyss
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss takes about 6 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 15 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1828. 341 pages, about 93,775 words. Written for children.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 196 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A Swiss family is shipwrecked on a tropical island, and must survive with what they can salvage from their ship, as well as the natural bounty of the island. The father leads his four sons on a series of adventures that teach important lessons in moral values, husbandry and natural history.
Subjects: Fiction, Survival, Family life, Islands, Juvenile fiction, Family
