How long does it take to read Understood Betsy?
Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher takes about 3 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 52 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1917. 211 pages, about 58,025 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 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 26 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Timid and small for her age, nine-year-old Elizabeth Ann discovers her own abilities and gains a new perception of the world around her when she goes to live with relatives on a farm in Vermont.
Subjects: Fiction, Country life, Orphans, Self-perception, Juvenile fiction, Farm life
