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How long does it take to read The Wise Woman?

George MacDonald

The Wise Woman by George MacDonald takes about 2 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 2 hours 36 minutes

An evening's read

First published 1875. 142 pages, about 39,050 words. Written for children.

6 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 4 hours 20 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 2 hours 36 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 1 hour 38 minutes

The page count is the median across 57 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

The Wise Woman abducts a princess and a peasant girl and carries them off to her magical cottage in the forest in order to teach them the lessons of Christian love and humility.

Subjects: Conduct of life in fiction, Fairy tales, Conduct of life, Fiction, Family, Art

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