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Frances Hodgson Burnett

How long does it take to read The Secret Garden?

The Secret Garden is about 81,000 words. At an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute it takes about 5 h 40 min to read.

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5 h 40 min

81,000 words at 238 WPM · about 18 days at 20 minutes a day

238 WPM

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The Secret Garden reading time by speed

SpeedTotal timeAt 20 min a day
Audiobook pace150 words per minute9 h 00 min27 days
Slow200 words per minute6 h 45 min21 days
Average adult238 words per minute5 h 40 min18 days
Fast300 words per minute4 h 30 min14 days
readerr400 words per minute3 h 22 min11 days
readerr600 words per minute2 h 15 min7 days

Reading time is the word count divided by reading speed. 238 words per minute is the average for adults reading silently (Brysbaert, 2019). The orange rows are speeds you can read at one word at a time in readerr.

The Secret Garden is in the public domain, so you can start reading right now: open it in the free online speed reader, or import the EPUB from Project Gutenberg into readerr.

Read The Secret Garden faster

Part of the time spent on a page goes into moving your eyes from word to word. readerr shows the book one word at a time in a fixed spot, so your eyes stay still and you can go faster — at 400 words per minute The Secret Garden takes about 3 h 22 min.

Questions

How many words is The Secret Garden?

The Secret Garden is about 81,000 words in the Project Gutenberg edition.

How many pages is The Secret Garden?

About 290 pages in a typical paperback with about 275 words per page. Your edition may have more or fewer.

How long does it take to read The Secret Garden?

About 5 h 40 min at an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, 3 h 22 min at 400 words per minute.

How long does it take to read The Secret Garden at 20 minutes a day?

About 18 days at an average 238 words per minute.

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Word count from the Project Gutenberg edition, rounded. Editions vary, so treat every number as approximate.