Reading time

How long does it take to read Gaudy Night?

Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers is about 469 pages, so it takes about 8 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 17 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

8 h 13 min

Gaudy Night · Dorothy L. Sayers · first published 1935

Pages
469
30 min a day
17 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm10 h 51 min
Average adult · 238 wpm8 h 13 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm6 h 31 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm4 h 53 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day33 days
30 minutes a day17 days
45 minutes a day11 days
60 minutes a day9 days

Page count: median of 72 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#10 in Lord Peter Wimsey

Next in the series: Busman's Honeymoon (1937, 398 pages)

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Gaudy Night: reading time questions

How many pages is Gaudy Night?
Gaudy Night is about 469 pages. That is the median across the 72 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Gaudy Night?
About 8 h 13 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 6 h 31 min.
How many days to read Gaudy Night at 30 minutes a day?
About 17 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 33 days, and at an hour a day about 9 days.
What number is Gaudy Night in the Lord Peter Wimsey series?
Gaudy Night is book 10 in Lord Peter Wimsey by Dorothy L. Sayers.

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