How long does it take to read The Yellow Fairy Book?
Andrew Lang, Leonora Blanche Lang
The Yellow Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, Leonora Blanche Lang takes about 5 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Andrew Lang's Fairy Books
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About 5 hours 19 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1894. 290 pages, about 79,750 words. Written for children.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 458 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
First published in 1894, this extensive fairy tale anthology was edited by Andrew Lang, a pioneering author and critic. By bringing together folk tales from all over the world and having them translated into English, many for the first time, he was able to create rich and varied collections of stories, opening readers' eyes to a whole world of magical possibility overseas.
Subjects: Fairy tales, Juvenile fiction, Magic, Monsters, Witches, Fiction, fantasy, general
