Reading time
How long does it take to read By the Pricking of My Thumbs?
By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie is about 249 pages, so it takes about 4½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 9 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
4 h 22 min
By the Pricking of My Thumbs · Agatha Christie · first published 1968
- Pages
- 249
- 30 min a day
- 9 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 5 h 46 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 4 h 22 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 28 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 36 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 18 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 9 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 6 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 5 days |
Page count: median of 84 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#4 in Tommy and Tuppence
Next in the series: Postern of Fate (1973, 256 pages)
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By the Pricking of My Thumbs: reading time questions
- How many pages is By the Pricking of My Thumbs?
- By the Pricking of My Thumbs is about 249 pages. That is the median across the 84 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read By the Pricking of My Thumbs?
- About 4 h 22 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 3 h 28 min.
- How many days to read By the Pricking of My Thumbs at 30 minutes a day?
- About 9 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 18 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
- What number is By the Pricking of My Thumbs in the Tommy and Tuppence series?
- By the Pricking of My Thumbs is book 4 in Tommy and Tuppence by Agatha Christie.