Reading time

How long does it take to read The Wench Is Dead?

The Wench Is Dead by Colin Dexter is about 208 pages, so it takes about 3½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 8 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

3 h 38 min

The Wench Is Dead · Colin Dexter · first published 1989

Pages
208
30 min a day
8 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm4 h 49 min
Average adult · 238 wpm3 h 38 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm2 h 53 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 10 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day15 days
30 minutes a day8 days
45 minutes a day5 days
60 minutes a day4 days

Page count: median of 28 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#8 in Inspector Morse

Next in the series: The Jewel That Was Ours (1991, 291 pages)

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The Wench Is Dead: reading time questions

How many pages is The Wench Is Dead?
The Wench Is Dead is about 208 pages. That is the median across the 28 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read The Wench Is Dead?
About 3 h 38 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 53 min.
How many days to read The Wench Is Dead at 30 minutes a day?
About 8 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 15 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
What number is The Wench Is Dead in the Inspector Morse series?
The Wench Is Dead is book 8 in Inspector Morse by Colin Dexter.

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