How long does it take to read Gaudy Night?
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers takes about 8 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 10 of Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries
Previous: The Nine Tailors Next: Busman's Honeymoon
About 8 hours 38 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1935. 471 pages, about 129,525 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 72 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Harriet Vane attends her Gaudy (reunion) at Oxford to find a mystery brewing. The first part of the book involves Harriet and the dons (professors) at her college. Lord Peter Wimsey also helps with the investigation by mid-book. The romantic tensions between Harriet and Peter are explored. Gaudy Night is rich with literary allusions and is beautifully written.
Subjects: Fiction, Private investigators, Harriet Vane (Fictitious character), Women detectives, Vane, Harriet (Fictitious character), Fiction, mystery & detective, general
