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How long does it take to read The Tale of Peter Rabbit?

Beatrix Potter

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter takes about 1 hour 1 minute to read at 250 words a minute.

About 1 hour 1 minute

An evening's read

First published 1900. 55 pages, about 15,125 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 41 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 1 hour 1 minute
Fast, 400 words a minute 38 minutes

The page count is the median across 159 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

One of the best known and loved children's stories is the story of naughty Peter Rabbit and his misadventures as he is chased around a garden.

Subjects: Rabbits, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Specimens, Toy and movable books, Children's stories, English

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