Reading time

How long does it take to read His Last Bow?

His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle is about 236 pages, so it takes about 4 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 9 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

4 h 8 min

His Last Bow · Arthur Conan Doyle · first published 1917

Pages
236
30 min a day
9 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm5 h 28 min
Average adult · 238 wpm4 h 8 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm3 h 17 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 28 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day17 days
30 minutes a day9 days
45 minutes a day6 days
60 minutes a day5 days

Page count: median of 583 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#8 in Sherlock Holmes

Next in the series: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927, 289 pages)

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His Last Bow: reading time questions

How many pages is His Last Bow?
His Last Bow is about 236 pages. That is the median across the 583 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read His Last Bow?
About 4 h 8 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 17 min.
How many days to read His Last Bow at 30 minutes a day?
About 9 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 17 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
What number is His Last Bow in the Sherlock Holmes series?
His Last Bow is book 8 in Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

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