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How long does it take to read Thursday's Child?

Noel Streatfeild

Thursday's Child by Noel Streatfeild takes about 4 hours 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 53 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1970. 266 pages, about 73,150 words. Written for children.

10 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 8 hours 8 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 53 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 3 minutes

The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Story of irrepressible Margaret Thursday, an orphan determined to go far, and the friends she makes along the way.

Subjects: Fiction, Orphans, Children's stories, Children's fiction, Orphans, fiction

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