How long does it take to read The Tale of Peter Rabbit?
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1920. 32 pages, about 8,800 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 103 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, Children's fiction, Senses and sensation, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Pictorial works, Juvenile fiction
