How long does it take to read The Case of the Missing Marquess?
The Case of the Missing Marquess by Serena Blasco, Nancy Springer takes about 1 hour 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 19 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2015. 72 pages, about 19,800 words. Written for young adults.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 50 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The book is about a young girl called Enola, which backwards spells alone. After her mother goes missing, her 2 brothers, the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. And her eldest brother, Mycroft. They both want Enola to go to finishing school while Sherlock works out the case. She ends up escaping them and meets up with The Viscount Tewkesbury, Marquess of Basilwether. He has also run-away. They end up going on the journey to London together. Soon after going their separate ways, someone trying to kill Tewksbury. Enola defeats them and continues going to find her mother.
Subjects: Holmes, Mystery, Adventure, Mothers, Comic books, strips, Missing persons
