Reading time
How long does it take to read A Division of the Spoils?
A Division of the Spoils by Paul Scott is about 624 pages, so it takes about 11 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 22 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
10 h 55 min
A Division of the Spoils · Paul Scott · first published 1975
- Pages
- 624
- 30 min a day
- 22 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 14 h 27 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 10 h 55 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 8 h 40 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 6 h 30 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 44 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 22 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 15 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 11 days |
Page count: median of 14 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#4 in The Raj Quartet
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A Division of the Spoils: reading time questions
- How many pages is A Division of the Spoils?
- A Division of the Spoils is about 624 pages. That is the median across the 14 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read A Division of the Spoils?
- About 10 h 55 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 8 h 40 min.
- How many days to read A Division of the Spoils at 30 minutes a day?
- About 22 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 44 days, and at an hour a day about 11 days.
- What number is A Division of the Spoils in the The Raj Quartet series?
- A Division of the Spoils is book 4 in The Raj Quartet by Paul Scott.
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