How long does it take to read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum takes about 2 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Oz books
Next: The Marvelous Land of Oz
About 2 hours 55 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1899. 159 pages, about 43,725 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 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2,049 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Over a century after its initial publication, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is still captivating the hearts of countless readers. Come adventure with Dorothy and her three friends: the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, as they follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City for an audience with the Great Oz, the mightiest Wizard in the land, and the only one that can return Dorothy to her home in Kansas.
Subjects: Witches, Fiction, Wizards, Wizards in fiction, Children's stories, Russian, Specimens
