It takes the average reader 1 hour and 40 minutes to read A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A Study in Scarlet, originally titled A Tangled Skein and published in 1887, was the first story to ever feature Detective Sherlock Homes and his trusty sidekick Watson. Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in less than three weeks when he was 27, it would eventually become one of the most famous Holmes stories written, and was one of only four full-length novels starring the detective. A Study in Scarlet was also the first novel to feature a magnifying glass as a detective's tool. Scottish surgeon and political activist SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE (1859-1930) turned his passions into stories and...
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir is 100 pages long, and a total of 25,000 words.
This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 16 minutes to read A Study in Scarlet aloud.
A Study in Scarlet is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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