reading schedule

The Turn of the Screw reading schedule

by Henry James (1843-1916)

The Turn of the Screw runs about 42,234 words — roughly 2h 56m of reading. Here is how to break it into a daily habit you can actually keep.

Pick a pace

finisha daypages a day
In a week · 7 days~25 min~32
In two weeks · 14 days~13 min~16
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.

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Questions

How long does it take to read The Turn of the Screw?
The Turn of the Screw is about 42,234 words. Read straight through it takes roughly 2h 56m; at a calm 8 minutes a day you finish in about 23 days.
How many pages a day to read The Turn of the Screw in a month?
About 8 pages a day (roughly 6 minutes) finishes The Turn of the Screw in 30 days.
Can I read The Turn of the Screw for free?
Yes. The full text of The Turn of the Screw is free to read on Folio in daily portions.

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