Reading time
How long does it take to read Clouds of Witness?
Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers is about 287 pages, so it takes about 5 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 11 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
5 h 1 min
Clouds of Witness · Dorothy L. Sayers · first published 1926
- Pages
- 287
- 30 min a day
- 11 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 6 h 39 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 5 h 1 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 59 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 59 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 21 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 7 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 6 days |
Page count: median of 80 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in Lord Peter Wimsey
Next in the series: Unnatural Death (1927, 285 pages)
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Clouds of Witness: reading time questions
- How many pages is Clouds of Witness?
- Clouds of Witness is about 287 pages. That is the median across the 80 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Clouds of Witness?
- About 5 h 1 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 59 min.
- How many days to read Clouds of Witness at 30 minutes a day?
- About 11 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 21 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
- What number is Clouds of Witness in the Lord Peter Wimsey series?
- Clouds of Witness is book 2 in Lord Peter Wimsey by Dorothy L. Sayers.
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