Reading time
How long does it take to read The Jewel That Was Ours?
The Jewel That Was Ours by Colin Dexter is about 291 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 6 min
The Jewel That Was Ours · Colin Dexter · first published 1991
- Pages
- 291
- 30 min a day
- 11 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 6 h 44 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 5 h 6 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 4 h 3 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 2 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 24 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#9 in Inspector Morse
Next in the series: The Way Through the Woods (1992, 320 pages)
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The Jewel That Was Ours: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Jewel That Was Ours?
- The Jewel That Was Ours is about 291 pages. That is the median across the 24 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Jewel That Was Ours?
- About 5 h 6 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 3 min.
- How many days to read The Jewel That Was Ours 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 The Jewel That Was Ours in the Inspector Morse series?
- The Jewel That Was Ours is book 9 in Inspector Morse by Colin Dexter.
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