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How long does it take to read A Case of Identity?

Arthur Conan Doyle

A Case of Identity by Arthur Conan Doyle takes about 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Part of Canon of Sherlock Holmes

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About 28 minutes

An evening's read

First published 1911. 25 pages, about 6,875 words.

1 day at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 46 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 28 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 17 minutes

The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

"A Case of Identity" is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and is the third story in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

Subjects: Fiction, general

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