How long does it take to read A Study in Scarlet?
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle takes about 2 hours 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Canon of Sherlock Holmes
Next: The Sign of Four
About 2 hours 58 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1887. 162 pages, about 44,550 words. Written for children.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1,447 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in literature.
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