Reading time
How long does it take to read The Serpent on the Crown?
The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters is about 350 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 8 min
The Serpent on the Crown · Elizabeth Peters · first published 2005
- Pages
- 350
- 30 min a day
- 13 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 8 h 6 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 6 h 8 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 4 h 52 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 39 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 16 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#17 in Amelia Peabody
Next in the series: Tomb of the Golden Bird (2006, 576 pages)
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The Serpent on the Crown: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Serpent on the Crown?
- The Serpent on the Crown is about 350 pages. That is the median across the 16 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Serpent on the Crown?
- About 6 h 8 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 52 min.
- How many days to read The Serpent on the Crown 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 Serpent on the Crown in the Amelia Peabody series?
- The Serpent on the Crown is book 17 in Amelia Peabody by Elizabeth Peters.
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