How long does it take to read The King of the Castle?
Victoria Holt, Virginia Holt, Phil Carr
The King of the Castle by Victoria Holt, Virginia Holt, Phil Carr takes about 5 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 38 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1967. 307 pages, about 84,425 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 23 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 36 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Dallas Lawson is determined to continue her dead father's work, but she finds her reception at Chateau Gaillard, where she is restoring the paintings, less than welcoming. She also finds that the enigmatic owner, the Comte de la Talle, is accused of murder by his own daughter.
Subjects: Gothic revival (Literature), Fiction, romance, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction
