How long does it take to read Sharpe's Enemy?
Richard Sharpe and the defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812
Sharpe's Enemy by Bernard Cornwell takes about 6 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 15 of Richard Sharpe
Previous: Sharpe's Sword Next: Sharpe's Honour
About 6 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1984. 352 pages, about 96,800 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A band of renegades led by Sharpe's vicious enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, holds a group of British and French women hostage on a strategic mountain pass. Outnumbered and attacked from two sides, Sharpe must hold his ground or die in the attempt.
Subjects: Fiction, Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character), Military History, British, History, Fiction, war & military
