How long does it take to read The Various?
The Various by Steve Augarde takes about 8 hours 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of Touchstone Trilogy
Next: Celandine
About 8 hours 13 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2004. 448 pages, about 123,200 words. Written for children.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 13 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 8 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
It is a fact, an absolute fact, that there are creatures on the surface of this earth that have never been observed by man... We may think we have seen all that there is to be seen on this tiny planet of ours. We most certainly have not. A captivating story of courage and strength against terrible odds, this is the story of Midge, left to stay with her eccentric uncle during the holidays, and her adventures with the Various, a band of fairies. The existence of the Various, who are strange, wild, and sometimes even deadly, has been kept secret since the beginning of time, but when their world begins to clash with the human world, they are threatened with extinction. This wonderfully imaginative story of love and loyalty is the first in a powerful trilogy.
Subjects: Cousins, Fairies, Fiction, Supernatural, Farm life, Children's fiction