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The Three Musketeers

by Alexandre Dumas

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start The Three Musketeers, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
4,340
Reading time
≈ 78 h 40 min
Checkpoints
120
Genre
Classic

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How long does it take to read The Three Musketeers?

At 4,340 pages, The Three Musketeers is a doorstopper. Expect about 78 hours 40 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 158 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 61 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 day158 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)61 days

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

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 120 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 36
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 72
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 109
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 145
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 181
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 217
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 253
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 289
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 326
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 362
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 398
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 434
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 470
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 506
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 543
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 579
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 615
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 651
  19. Checkpoint 19, page 687
  20. Checkpoint 20, page 723
  21. Checkpoint 21, page 760
  22. Checkpoint 22, page 796
  23. Checkpoint 23, page 832
  24. Checkpoint 24, page 868
  25. Checkpoint 25, page 904
  26. Checkpoint 26, page 940
  27. Checkpoint 27, page 977
  28. Checkpoint 28, page 1013
  29. Checkpoint 29, page 1049
  30. Checkpoint 30, page 1085
  31. Checkpoint 31, page 1121
  32. Checkpoint 32, page 1157
  33. Checkpoint 33, page 1194
  34. Checkpoint 34, page 1230
  35. Checkpoint 35, page 1266
  36. Checkpoint 36, page 1302
  37. Checkpoint 37, page 1338
  38. Checkpoint 38, page 1374
  39. Checkpoint 39, page 1411
  40. Checkpoint 40, page 1447
  41. Checkpoint 41, page 1483
  42. Checkpoint 42, page 1519
  43. Checkpoint 43, page 1555
  44. Checkpoint 44, page 1591
  45. Checkpoint 45, page 1628
  46. Checkpoint 46, page 1664
  47. Checkpoint 47, page 1700
  48. Checkpoint 48, page 1736
  49. Checkpoint 49, page 1772
  50. Checkpoint 50, page 1808
  51. Checkpoint 51, page 1845
  52. Checkpoint 52, page 1881
  53. Checkpoint 53, page 1917
  54. Checkpoint 54, page 1953
  55. Checkpoint 55, page 1989
  56. Checkpoint 56, page 2025
  57. Checkpoint 57, page 2062
  58. Checkpoint 58, page 2098
  59. Checkpoint 59, page 2134
  60. Checkpoint 60, page 2170
  61. Checkpoint 61, page 2206
  62. Checkpoint 62, page 2242
  63. Checkpoint 63, page 2279
  64. Checkpoint 64, page 2315
  65. Checkpoint 65, page 2351
  66. Checkpoint 66, page 2387
  67. Checkpoint 67, page 2423
  68. Checkpoint 68, page 2459
  69. Checkpoint 69, page 2496
  70. Checkpoint 70, page 2532
  71. Checkpoint 71, page 2568
  72. Checkpoint 72, page 2604
  73. Checkpoint 73, page 2640
  74. Checkpoint 74, page 2676
  75. Checkpoint 75, page 2713
  76. Checkpoint 76, page 2749
  77. Checkpoint 77, page 2785
  78. Checkpoint 78, page 2821
  79. Checkpoint 79, page 2857
  80. Checkpoint 80, page 2893
  81. Checkpoint 81, page 2930
  82. Checkpoint 82, page 2966
  83. Checkpoint 83, page 3002
  84. Checkpoint 84, page 3038
  85. Checkpoint 85, page 3074
  86. Checkpoint 86, page 3110
  87. Checkpoint 87, page 3147
  88. Checkpoint 88, page 3183
  89. Checkpoint 89, page 3219
  90. Checkpoint 90, page 3255
  91. Checkpoint 91, page 3291
  92. Checkpoint 92, page 3327
  93. Checkpoint 93, page 3364
  94. Checkpoint 94, page 3400
  95. Checkpoint 95, page 3436
  96. Checkpoint 96, page 3472
  97. Checkpoint 97, page 3508
  98. Checkpoint 98, page 3544
  99. Checkpoint 99, page 3581
  100. Checkpoint 100, page 3617
  101. Checkpoint 101, page 3653
  102. Checkpoint 102, page 3689
  103. Checkpoint 103, page 3725
  104. Checkpoint 104, page 3761
  105. Checkpoint 105, page 3798
  106. Checkpoint 106, page 3834
  107. Checkpoint 107, page 3870
  108. Checkpoint 108, page 3906
  109. Checkpoint 109, page 3942
  110. Checkpoint 110, page 3978
  111. Checkpoint 111, page 4015
  112. Checkpoint 112, page 4051
  113. Checkpoint 113, page 4087
  114. Checkpoint 114, page 4123
  115. Checkpoint 115, page 4159
  116. Checkpoint 116, page 4195
  117. Checkpoint 117, page 4232
  118. Checkpoint 118, page 4268
  119. Checkpoint 119, page 4304
  120. Checkpoint 120, page 4340

In Vread, The Three Musketeers is split into 120 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 120 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

Checkpoint 1/120pp. 1–36

The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas

What name does the stranger use to refer to the woman he does not want d'Artagnan to see at the hostelry?

The answer is in the text: reply in the app.

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

Answer in the app, one checkpoint at a time.

Summary, quiz, reviews: frequently asked questions

How many pages is The Three Musketeers?
The edition listed on Vread has 4,340 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read The Three Musketeers?
About 78 hours 40 minutes of reading, or 158 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on The Three Musketeers?
Yes: the Vread app has 120 reading questions on The Three Musketeers, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of The Three Musketeers?
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.

Read The Three Musketeers with Vread

Add the book to your library, read at your own pace in whatever format you use, and validate each checkpoint. Vread is free on iPhone and Android.

Take the challenge

Written by Vread from its catalogue data (page count of the listed edition, checkpoints, ratings aggregated from 10 ratings). No summary or publisher text is reproduced. Reading times are estimates; see the method in the Vread Reading Barometer (in French).