How long does it take to read The Ipcress File?
The Ipcress File by Len Deighton takes about 4 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of IPCRESS
Next: Horse Under Water
About 4 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1962. 223 pages, about 61,325 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 43 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Len Deighton's classic first novel, whoseprotagonist is a nameless spy – later christened Harry Palmer and made famous worldwide in the iconic 1960s film starring Michael Caine.The Ipcress File was not only Len Deighton's first novel, it was his first bestseller and the book that broke the mould of thriller writing.For the working class narrator, an apparently straightforward mission to find a missing biochemist becomes a journey to the heart of a dark and deadly conspiracy.The film of The Ipcress File gave Michael Caine one of his first and still most celebrated starring roles, while the novel itself has become a classic.
Subjects: Fiction, Thriller, Non-Classifiable, Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, thrillers, general
