How long does it take to read The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes?
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes by Vincent Starrett takes about 3 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 39 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1933. 199 pages, about 54,725 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 5 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This work has long been out of print. In fact, those few copies found in the last decade have often brought prices usually attached to rare books and curiosa. The original edition was first published by Macmillan in 1933. Mr. Starrett revised and enlarged the work for a University of Chicago edition in 1960. This is the first paperback edition. Throughout the world this book is still recognized as the definitive study of Sherlock Holmes. (back cover)
Subjects: Characters, Detective and mystery stories, English, English Detective and mystery stories, History and criticism, Sherlock Holmes, Holmes, sherlock (fictitious character)
