How long does it take to read The Bar Sinister?
The Bar Sinister by Sheila Simonson takes about 6 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 29 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1986. 354 pages, about 97,350 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 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 3 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Captain Richard Falk, illegitimate but well bred, suspects that the mysterious "accidents" that have occurred to him may be connected with his possible inheritance, so hides his Spanish-speaking children in the care of an unexpectedly attractive widow when he returns to war.
Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency
