How long does it take to read The Great Christmas Ball?
The Great Christmas Ball by Joan Smith takes about 3 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 38 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1993. 198 pages, about 54,450 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 16 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
IT SEEMED FAR LESS DIFFICULT TO NAB A SPY THAN TO CAPTURE THE HEART OF AN ELUSIVE GENTLEMAN. In translating from German what she believed to be a sordid love letter, Miss Cathy Lyman uncovered top secret information on Napoleon. With little but gothic novels to add excitement to her somewhat tedious life, she plunged into the world of high espionage with eager anticipation--especially since the devilishly handsome Lord Costain led the way. His lordship had no choice but to tell the inquisitive Miss Lyman that he suspected there was a traitor among them. She insisted on joining in the intrigue, deception, and danger though it became hard to ignore her own suspicion that Lord Costain's intentions might not be altogether honorable....
Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency, Fiction, general
