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At a glance
1927 novel by Agatha Christie.
- Author
- Agatha Christie1890–1976
- First published
- 1927
- Original language
- English
- Genre
- Mystery
- Readers
- Adult
- Length
- Standard40,000 to 80,000 words
- Readers' rating
- 3.2 out of 5from 238 ratings on Hardcover
How long it takes to read
About 3 h 43 min at 250 words a minute, or 6 h as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 4 h 39 min | 10 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 3 h 43 min | 8 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 3 h 6 min | 7 days |
The Big Four
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Compared with other books
The books closest in length, and a few well-known ones for scale.
Counted from the text
Automated estimates from the selected Project Gutenberg text; it may include a preface or notes.
- Words in the text
- 55,596
- Dialogue
- 57%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Average sentence
- 10.6 words
- Vocabulary
- 436 different words in every 1,000Distinct words in the sampled text; this does not measure writing quality.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below.
- standardebooks.orgword count
- gutenberg.orgword count
- openlibrary.orgcover and record
- wikidata.orgdescription and author
- hardcover.appreaders' rating
The word count is Standard Ebooks’ count of its edition; the figures under “Counted from the text” are Musael’s own count of the Project Gutenberg text.
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition. Cover from Open Library; the edition shown may differ.
Questions
How many words is The Big Four?
The Big Four by Agatha Christie has 55,818 words.
How long does it take to read The Big Four?
About 3 h 43 min at 250 words a minute, or 6 h as an audiobook.
How many days to read The Big Four at 30 minutes a day?
About 8 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote The Big Four?
The Big Four was written by Agatha Christie and first published in 1927.
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