How long does it take to read An Inspector Calls?
An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley takes about 1 hour 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 27 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1945. 79 pages, about 21,725 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 47 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An Inspector Calls, first produced in 1946 when society was undergoing sweeping transformations, has recently enjoyed an enormously successful revival. While holding its audience with the gripping tension of a detective thriller, it is also a philosophical play about social conscience and the crumbling of middle class values. Time and the Conways and I Have Been Here Before belong to Priestley's 'time'plays, in which he explores the idea of precognition and pits fate against free will. The Linden Tree also challenges preconceived ideas of history when Professor Linden comes into conflict with his family about how life should be lived after the war.
Subjects: Plays, Children's plays, Criticism and interpretation, English drama, Play, Drama
