Reading time

How long does it take to read The Potter's Field?

The Potter's Field by Ellis Peters is about 198 pages, so it takes about 3½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 7 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

3 h 28 min

The Potter's Field · Ellis Peters · first published 1989

Pages
198
30 min a day
7 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm4 h 35 min
Average adult · 238 wpm3 h 28 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm2 h 45 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 4 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day14 days
30 minutes a day7 days
45 minutes a day5 days
60 minutes a day4 days

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

#17 in Brother Cadfael

Next in the series: The Summer of the Danes (1991, 198 pages)

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The Potter's Field: reading time questions

How many pages is The Potter's Field?
The Potter's Field is about 198 pages. That is the median across the editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read The Potter's Field?
About 3 h 28 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 2 h 45 min.
How many days to read The Potter's Field at 30 minutes a day?
About 7 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 14 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
What number is The Potter's Field in the Brother Cadfael series?
The Potter's Field is book 17 in Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters.

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