reading schedule
The Sign of the Four reading schedule
by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)
The Sign of the Four runs about 42,996 words — roughly 2h 59m of reading. Here is how to break it into a daily habit you can actually keep.
Pick a pace
| finish | a day | pages a day |
|---|---|---|
| In a week · 7 days | ~26 min | ~33 |
| In two weeks · 14 days | ~13 min | ~17 |
| In a month · 30 days | ~6 min | ~8 |
| A few pages a day · 23 days | ~8 min | ~10 |
a Folio page is about 190 words · ~8 min reads ten
Your first week
ten pages a day · 23 days to the end
- day 1pages 1–10
- day 2pages 11–20
- day 3pages 21–30
- day 4pages 31–40
- day 5pages 41–50
- day 6pages 51–60
- day 7pages 61–70
- …and so on to the end
Folio runs this for you — it serves today's pages, keeps your place across devices, and counts the streak. You just read.
start reading The Sign of the FourQuestions
- How long does it take to read The Sign of the Four?
- The Sign of the Four is about 42,996 words. Read straight through it takes roughly 2h 59m; at a calm 8 minutes a day you finish in about 23 days.
- How many pages a day to read The Sign of the Four in a month?
- About 8 pages a day (roughly 6 minutes) finishes The Sign of the Four in 30 days.
- Can I read The Sign of the Four for free?
- Yes. The full text of The Sign of the Four is free to read on Folio in daily portions.