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How long does it take to read Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Bow / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes)?
Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Bow / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes) by Arthur Conan Doyle takes about 24 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 24 hours 30 minutes
A long haul
First published 1928. 1,336 pages, about 367,400 words.
49 days (about 7 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 40 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 24 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 15 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
- Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Scandal in Bohemia Red-headed League Case of Identity Boscombe Valley Mystery Five Orange Pips The Man with the Twisted Lip Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle Adventure of the Speckled Band Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb Adventure of the Noble Bachelor Adventure of the Beryl Coronet Adventure of the Copper Beeches - Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes - His Last Bow - Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] Silver Blaze Adventure of the Yellow Face Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk Adventure of the Gloria Scott Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual Adventure of the Reigate Squire Crooked Man Adventure of the Resident Patient Adventure of the Greek interpreter Naval Treaty Final Problem - Return of Sherlock Holmes Adventure of the Empty House Adventure of the Norwood Builder Dancing Men Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist Adventure of the Priory School Black Peter Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton Six Napoleons Adventure of the Three Students Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter Adventure of the Abbey Grange Second Stain
Subjects: catalepsy, amyl nitrate, suicide by hanging, broughams, busts, Italians
