How long does it take to read Besieged?
Besieged by Charlotte Lamb takes about 4 hours 1 minute to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Barbary Wharf
Next: Battle for Possession
About 4 hours 1 minute
A weekend read
First published 1991. 219 pages, about 60,225 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 42 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 1 minute |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Gina Tyrrell knew media tycoon Nick Caspian was trouble the moment she met him. Despite his awe-inspiring looks, he was a ruthless and dangerous man--a man who knew what he wanted. What he wanted was BARBARY WHARF--home to London's most prestigious daily paper. He wanted the <i>Sentinel</i>. And he wanted Gina, a woman whose loyalty to Sir George Tyrrell and his newspaper meant she stood in Nick's way. Piet van Leyden, Nick's trusted associate, thought he could change Gina's mind. The paper was dying: it needed Nick's intervention. But Piet met a stunning surprise in Hazel Forbes--Sir George's assistant....
Subjects: Fiction, general
