How long does it take to read Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)?
Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) by Arthur Conan Doyle takes about 32 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 32 hours 35 minutes
A long haul
First published 1927. 1,777 pages, about 488,675 words.
66 days (about 10 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 54 hours 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 32 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 20 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 19 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 - 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 - Study in Scarlet - Sign of Four
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