How long does it take to read The Red-Headed League?
The Red-Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle takes about 1 hour 3 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Canon of Sherlock Holmes
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About 1 hour 3 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1968. 57 pages, about 15,675 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 3 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 27 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
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