How long does it take to read The Pirates of Pompeii?
The Pirates of Pompeii by Caroline Lawrence takes about 3 hours 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of The Roman Mysteries
Previous: The Assassins of Rome Next: The Dolphins of Laurentum
About 3 hours 24 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2002. 185 pages, about 50,875 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
At a refugee camp following the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius which buried Pompeii, Flavia and her friends discover that children are disappearing and a very powerful citizen might be involved.
Subjects: Kidnapping, Pirates, Slavery, Fiction, Mystery and detective stories, History
