
The Sign of the Four
- words
- 43,106
- Pages
- 162
- Reading time
- 2 h 52 min
- Listening time
- 4 h 38 min
Words, pages and reading time of The Sign of the Four and The Hound of the Baskervilles, side by side.
The Hound of the Baskervilles is longer: 14,583 more words, 1.3 times the length of The Sign of the Four.


| Reading speed | The Sign of the Four | The Hound of the Baskervilles |
|---|---|---|
| 200 words a minute | 3 h 36 min | 4 h 48 min |
| 250 words a minute | 2 h 52 min | 3 h 51 min |
| 300 words a minute | 2 h 24 min | 3 h 12 min |
Compare The Sign of the Four with another book
The Hound of the Baskervilles is longer: 14,583 more words, 1.3 times the length of The Sign of the Four.
About 58 min more at 250 words a minute: 3 h 51 min against 2 h 52 min.
Musael counts every chapter as you write, keeps the plan beside the draft and checks names and facts across the book.