Reading time

How long does it take to read A Great Deliverance?

A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George is about 320 pages, so it takes about 5½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 12 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

5 h 36 min

A Great Deliverance · Elizabeth George · first published 1988

Pages
320
30 min a day
12 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm7 h 24 min
Average adult · 238 wpm5 h 36 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm4 h 27 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm3 h 20 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day23 days
30 minutes a day12 days
45 minutes a day8 days
60 minutes a day6 days

Page count: median of 15 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in Inspector Lynley

Next in the series: Payment in Blood (1989, 384 pages)

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A Great Deliverance: reading time questions

How many pages is A Great Deliverance?
A Great Deliverance is about 320 pages. That is the median across the 15 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read A Great Deliverance?
About 5 h 36 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 4 h 27 min.
How many days to read A Great Deliverance at 30 minutes a day?
About 12 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 23 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
What number is A Great Deliverance in the Inspector Lynley series?
A Great Deliverance is book 1 in Inspector Lynley by Elizabeth George.

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