Reading time

How long does it take to read A Study in Scarlet?

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle is about 162 pages, so it takes about 3 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 6 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

2 h 50 min

A Study in Scarlet · Arthur Conan Doyle · first published 1887

Pages
162
30 min a day
6 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm3 h 45 min
Average adult · 238 wpm2 h 50 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm2 h 15 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm1 h 41 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day12 days
30 minutes a day6 days
45 minutes a day4 days
60 minutes a day3 days

Page count: median of 1447 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in Sherlock Holmes

Next in the series: The Sign of Four (1890, 156 pages)

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A Study in Scarlet: reading time questions

How many pages is A Study in Scarlet?
A Study in Scarlet is about 162 pages. That is the median across the 1447 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read A Study in Scarlet?
About 2 h 50 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 2 h 15 min.
How many days to read A Study in Scarlet at 30 minutes a day?
About 6 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 12 days, and at an hour a day about 3 days.
What number is A Study in Scarlet in the Sherlock Holmes series?
A Study in Scarlet is book 1 in Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

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