How long does it take to read Detectives in Togas?
Henry Winterfeld (Manfred Michael), Clara Winston, Richard Winston, Harcourt Brace Publishing
Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld (Manfred Michael), Clara Winston, Richard Winston, Harcourt Brace Publishing takes about 3 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 46 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1956. 205 pages, about 56,375 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
English title: Detectives in Togas. Originally published in Germany in 1953, this is the first of a children's mystery series set in ancient Rome. Yes, Rufus wrote CAIUS IS A DUMBBELL on his tablet at school, but no, he did not break into the schoolroom, did not tie up his teacher, and certainly did not paint his slur about Caius on the Temple of Minerva (even if it is in Rufus's own handwriting). Rufus is doomed unless his six classmates can find out who is really responsible. Every hour seems to bring a new, confusing clue . . . until the boys finally stumble upon someone who is not what he appears to be.
Subjects: Fiction, Mystery and detective stories, Detective and mystery stories, Adventure stories, Children's fiction, Rome, fiction
