How long does it take to read The Beggar of Volubilis?
The Beggar of Volubilis by Caroline Lawrence takes about 4 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of The Roman Mysteries
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About 4 hours 59 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2007. 272 pages, about 74,800 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, History, Children's fiction, Rome, history, fiction, Mystery and detective stories