About This Book
The world’s most famous travelling reporter journeys to South America on a mission to save Professor Calculus. When Professor Calculus is kidnapped, Tintin and a desperate Captain Haddock set off to Peru on a rescue mission, braving runaway train carriages, yellow fever and avalanches. Then they mus...
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Reading Time Estimates
1h 38m
slow reader
180 WPM
1h 10m
average reader
250 WPM
50m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 17,600 words📅 3 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
1 h 10 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
1 h 18 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
1 h 57 min
Audio 2x
59 min
That's about:
- 📅3 days reading 30 min/day
- 🚇3 commutes of 30 min each