How long does it take to read Knock Down?
Knock Down by Dick Francis takes about 4 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 14 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1974. 231 pages, about 63,525 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 31 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Ex-jockey Jonah Dereham agrees to bid on a young steeplechaser for a wealthy American woman. But right after the auction Dereham and his client are threatened by thugs who want the horse.
Subjects: Horse racing in fiction, Horse racing, Fiction, Jockeys, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, England, fiction
