How long does it take to read The Adventure of the Dying Detective?
The Adventure of the Dying Detective by Arthur Conan Doyle takes about 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Canon of Sherlock Holmes
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About 40 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1991. 36 pages, about 9,900 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 40 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 32 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Children's fiction
