How long does it take to read Cargo of Eagles?
Cargo of Eagles by Margery Allingham takes about 4 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 26 of Albert Campion
Previous: The Mind Readers Next: The Return of Mr. Campion
About 4 hours 6 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1968. 224 pages, about 61,600 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 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In this, Ms. Allingham's last novel, the action revolves around Saltey, for centuries a hidey-hole for all manner of villains. Astonishingly, it is the early 1960s, and Saltey, like many English coastal towns, is being over-run by teenage gangs. But that's not why Albert Campion — now, astonishingly, in late middle-age — has persuaded Lugg to take up residence. His interest lies in part with the just-out-of-prison thief who has (in time-honored tradition) gone to ground in Saltey. But his most passionate interest is reserved for the curious, newly revived story of the Saltey Demon.
Subjects: Private investigators, Fiction, Albert Campion (Fictitious character), Fiction, mystery & detective, general, London (england), fiction, Private investigators, fiction
