How long does it take to read The Refugees?
The Refugees by Arthur Conan Doyle takes about 6 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 42 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1891. 365 pages, about 100,375 words. Written for children.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 9 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 11 minutes |
The page count is the median across 93 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A small band of religious-freedom-seeking Huguenots escape France, only to hazard dangerous sea voyages, stranding on an iceberg, and a perilous trek through Canadian forests, to avoid both Catholic Frenchmen and Indians.
Subjects: Fiction, History, Huguenots, Manuscripts, Persecution, Juvenile fiction