How long does it take to read The Tiger in the Well?
The Tiger in the Well by Philip Pullman takes about 7 hours 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 3 of Sally Lockhart
Previous: The Shadow in the North Next: The Tin Princess
About 7 hours 33 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1990. 412 pages, about 113,300 words. Written for children.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 33 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 43 minutes |
The page count is the median across 33 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In London in 1881, twenty-four-year-old Sally finds her young daughter and her possessions assailed by an unknown enemy, while a shadowy figure known as the Tzaddik involves her in his plot to defraud and exploit the hordes of Jewish immigrants pouring into the country.
Subjects: Fiction, Jews, Juvenile fiction, Mystery and detective stories, Sally Lockhart (Fictitious character), History
