Reading time
How long does it take to read The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club?
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers is about 254 pages, so it takes about 4½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 9 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
4 h 27 min
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club · Dorothy L. Sayers · first published 1928
- Pages
- 254
- 30 min a day
- 9 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 5 h 53 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 4 h 27 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 32 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 39 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 18 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 9 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 6 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 5 days |
Page count: median of 67 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#4 in Lord Peter Wimsey
Next in the series: Strong Poison (1930, 259 pages)
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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club?
- The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club is about 254 pages. That is the median across the 67 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club?
- About 4 h 27 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 32 min.
- How many days to read The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club at 30 minutes a day?
- About 9 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 18 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
- What number is The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club in the Lord Peter Wimsey series?
- The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club is book 4 in Lord Peter Wimsey by Dorothy L. Sayers.
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