It takes the average reader and 50 minutes to read The Adventure of the Western Star by Agatha Christie
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A Short Story originally published in The Sketch Newspaper 1923. Captain Hastings, Poirot's friend, notices a woman on the street when looking out the window of Poirot's room. Poirot identifies her as Miss Mary Marvell, a famous American film star. He suspects she is on the way to see him. Soon his predictions are confirmed, and the door bell rings. Mary Marvell brings threatening letters she received in relation to the diamond in her possession called the "Western Star." The letters claim this diamond belongs to the gods and has to be returned. The first two letters contain only a request while the third warns that if the diamond is not returned it will be taken away during the full moon.......
The Adventure of the Western Star by Agatha Christie is 50 pages long, and a total of 12,500 words.
This makes it 17% the length of the average book. It also has 15% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 8 minutes to read The Adventure of the Western Star aloud.
The Adventure of the Western Star is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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