Reading time
How long does it take to read The Last Camel Died at Noon?
The Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters is about 352 pages, so it takes about 6 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 13 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
6 h 10 min
The Last Camel Died at Noon · Elizabeth Peters · first published 1991
- Pages
- 352
- 30 min a day
- 13 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 8 h 9 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 6 h 10 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 4 h 53 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 40 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 25 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 13 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 9 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 7 days |
Page count: median of 19 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#6 in Amelia Peabody
Next in the series: The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (1992, 432 pages)
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The Last Camel Died at Noon: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Last Camel Died at Noon?
- The Last Camel Died at Noon is about 352 pages. That is the median across the 19 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Last Camel Died at Noon?
- About 6 h 10 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 53 min.
- How many days to read The Last Camel Died at Noon at 30 minutes a day?
- About 13 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 25 days, and at an hour a day about 7 days.
- What number is The Last Camel Died at Noon in the Amelia Peabody series?
- The Last Camel Died at Noon is book 6 in Amelia Peabody by Elizabeth Peters.
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