How long does it take to read The Adventure of the Speckled Band?
The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle takes about 1 hour 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Canon of Sherlock Holmes
Previous: The Adventure of the Red-Headed League Next: The Five Orange Pips
About 1 hour 7 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1912. 61 pages, about 16,775 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 42 minutes |
The page count is the median across 57 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Adventure of the Speckled Band (SPEC) is a short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in The Strand Magazine in february 1892. This is the 10th Sherlock Holmes story. Collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. ---
Subjects: amorality, Anglo-Saxons, aristocracy, detective fiction, Fiction, Juvenile audience
