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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Name: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Author: Charles Dickens

by Charles Dickens

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages: 1,173
Reading time: ≈ 21 h 20 min
Checkpoints: 33
Genre: Classic

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How long does it take to read The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby?

At 1,173 pages, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is a doorstopper. Expect about 21 hours 20 minutes of reading to finish it, based on 250 words per page and an average reading speed of 230 words per minute. A fast reader will go quicker; a careful read (or reading in a second language) will take longer.

At 30 minutes a day, that is about 43 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 17 reading days. For a book of this length (600 pages or more), Vread readers who finish it take a median of 6.4 days between the first and the last checkpoint (Vread Reading Barometer 2026).

Reading days to finish it

30 minutes a day43 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)17 days

Estimates; see the method at the bottom of the page.

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 33 checkpoints

Checkpoint 1, page 36
Checkpoint 2, page 71
Checkpoint 3, page 107
Checkpoint 4, page 142
Checkpoint 5, page 178
Checkpoint 6, page 213
Checkpoint 7, page 249
Checkpoint 8, page 284
Checkpoint 9, page 320
Checkpoint 10, page 355
Checkpoint 11, page 391
Checkpoint 12, page 427
Checkpoint 13, page 462
Checkpoint 14, page 498
Checkpoint 15, page 533
Checkpoint 16, page 569
Checkpoint 17, page 604
Checkpoint 18, page 640
Checkpoint 19, page 675
Checkpoint 20, page 711
Checkpoint 21, page 746
Checkpoint 22, page 782
Checkpoint 23, page 818
Checkpoint 24, page 853
Checkpoint 25, page 889
Checkpoint 26, page 924
Checkpoint 27, page 960
Checkpoint 28, page 995
Checkpoint 29, page 1031
Checkpoint 30, page 1066
Checkpoint 31, page 1102
Checkpoint 32, page 1137
Checkpoint 33, page 1173

In Vread, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is split into 33 checkpoints, one every 36 pages or so. At each checkpoint, a question covers the passage you have just read: a correct answer validates the step, and your progress moves forward like a training plan.

The challenge: validate all 33 checkpoints through to the last page. No giant quiz at the end, no summary to copy out: short questions along the way that prove the book was actually read. It also works as a reading quiz to check your understanding before a test.

Also available in French on Vread.

Example: the checkpoint 1 question

Public-domain work. The answer, and the following questions, unlock in the app.

Answer in the app, one checkpoint at a time.

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Summary, quiz, reviews: frequently asked questions

How many pages is The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby?

The edition listed on Vread has 1,173 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).

How long does it take to read The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby?

About 21 hours 20 minutes of reading, or 43 days at 30 minutes a day.

Is there a quiz on The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby?

Yes: the Vread app has 33 reading questions on The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.

Where can I find a summary of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby?

Vread does not publish summaries: the app supports reading the book itself, part by part. Checkpoint questions cover what you have just read, which makes them a good way to check you did not miss anything.