Reading time
How long does it take to read The Sign of Four?
The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle is about 156 pages, so it takes about 2½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 6 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
2 h 44 min
The Sign of Four · Arthur Conan Doyle · first published 1890
- Pages
- 156
- 30 min a day
- 6 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 3 h 37 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 2 h 44 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 2 h 10 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 1 h 38 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 6 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 4 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 3 days |
Page count: median of 962 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in Sherlock Holmes
Next in the series: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892, 309 pages)
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The Sign of Four: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Sign of Four?
- The Sign of Four is about 156 pages. That is the median across the 962 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Sign of Four?
- About 2 h 44 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 10 min.
- How many days to read The Sign of Four at 30 minutes a day?
- About 6 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 11 days, and at an hour a day about 3 days.
- What number is The Sign of Four in the Sherlock Holmes series?
- The Sign of Four is book 2 in Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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