Reading time
How long does it take to read The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes?
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle is about 259 pages, so it takes about 4½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 10 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
4 h 32 min
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes · Arthur Conan Doyle · first published 1893
- Pages
- 259
- 30 min a day
- 10 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 6 h |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 4 h 32 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 36 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 42 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 19 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 10 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 7 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 5 days |
Page count: median of 530 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#4 in Sherlock Holmes
Next in the series: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes?
- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is about 259 pages. That is the median across the 530 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes?
- About 4 h 32 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 36 min.
- How many days to read The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes at 30 minutes a day?
- About 10 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 19 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
- What number is The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes in the Sherlock Holmes series?
- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is book 4 in Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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