It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read Beauty and the Beast and Other Classic Stories by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Now a major motion picture. "My heart is good, but still I am a monster." A poor merchant, lost deep in the woods during a storm, seeks refuge in a forbidding castle. Thinking it is deserted, he takes advantage of the food and shelter he finds there. But when he plucks a rose from the garden as a gift for his daughter, he is attacked by a hideous beast who demands the merchant's daughter, Beauty, in repayment for his hospitality. Banished to the castle and fearful for her life, Beauty surrenders herself to the mercy of the Beast... This edition includes Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont's version of the classic story, and brings together many other best-loved fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault, many of which have been the subject of film adaptations. Other classic stories included in this edition: Beauty and the Beast The Ugly Duckling The Emperor's New Suit The Little Mermaid Little Tiny, or Thumbelina The Princess and the Pea The Red Shoes Rapunzel Hansel and Gretel Little Red-Cap, or Little Red Riding Hood The Elves and the Shoemaker Snow-White and Rose-Red Blue Beard Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood Puss in Boots Little Tom Thumb
Beauty and the Beast and Other Classic Stories by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont is 128 pages long, and a total of 33,024 words.
This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read Beauty and the Beast and Other Classic Stories aloud.
Beauty and the Beast and Other Classic Stories is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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