Princess and the Pea
★ 4.0 avg
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About this book
A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves she is a real princess.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 2244 readers · 28 pages · ≈ 31 min · Light
How long does it take to read Princess and the Pea?
About ≈ 31 min — 28 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Princess and the Pea?
28 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Princess and the Pea?
It sits on the Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fiction shelves.
Has Princess and the Pea been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Q28123796 (2016), Q116141821 (2005).
Is Princess and the Pea in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does Princess and the Pea take place?
It is set in Denmark.
Who wrote Princess and the Pea?
Hans Christian Andersen.
Setting
Denmark
“There once was a prince, who wanted to marry a princess.”