Reading time
How long does it take to read Lord Peter Views the Body?
Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy L. Sayers is about 290 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 5 min
Lord Peter Views the Body · Dorothy L. Sayers · first published 1928
- Pages
- 290
- 30 min a day
- 11 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 6 h 43 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 5 h 5 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 4 h 2 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 1 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 63 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
Companion in Lord Peter Wimsey
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Lord Peter Views the Body: reading time questions
- How many pages is Lord Peter Views the Body?
- Lord Peter Views the Body is about 290 pages. That is the median across the 63 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Lord Peter Views the Body?
- About 5 h 5 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 4 h 2 min.
- How many days to read Lord Peter Views the Body 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 Lord Peter Views the Body in the Lord Peter Wimsey series?
- Lord Peter Views the Body is a companion book in Lord Peter Wimsey by Dorothy L. Sayers.
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