How long does it take to read The Wouldbegoods?
The Wouldbegoods by E. Nesbit takes about 3 hours 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
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About 3 hours 53 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1901. 212 pages, about 58,300 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 29 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 283 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Children are like jam: all very well in the proper place, but you can't stand them all over the shop - eh, what?'
Subjects: Fiction, Children's fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Country life, Juvenile fiction, Children's stories
