How long does it take to read The Wolf of Alvar?
The Wolf of Alvar by Anne Herries takes about 4 hours 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 58 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1983. 271 pages, about 74,525 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 58 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
It is 1486, and with the ending of the bloody Wars of the Roses the proud Lord Alvar has come to claim his bride. The Lady Elspeth Murran was barely fifteen years old when she first set eyes on the man known as the Wolf of Alvar, yet she was fascinated by him. Now her fascination is tempered by fear for the mystery that lies in his past. When she learns the truth, can she accept the terrible secret that had been hidden in his heart, or will it destroy her love?
Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Historical, Fiction, romance, historical, general
