It takes the average reader 2 hours and 53 minutes to read Element of Doubt by A. L. Barker
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
An academic is haunted by his dead colleague's certainty; a tutor is confronted with an eight year old's mortal secret and Aunt Selena's dancing bear appears from beyond the grave. In this collection of ghost stories A. L. Barker brings her storytelling powers to cast more than an element of doubt on the differences dividing life and death, good and evil, animate and inanimate as the uncanny enters the everyday world. 'There is no better living woman writer in the English language.' Martin Seymour-Smith, "Financial Times" "" 'She writes with a precision and economy of words which had me gasping with admiration.' Auberon Waugh, "Independent" "" 'A. L. Barker has a well-deserved reputation among the cognoscenti for beautifully made short stories.' Robert Nye
Element of Doubt by A. L. Barker is 172 pages long, and a total of 43,344 words.
This makes it 58% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 56 minutes to read Element of Doubt aloud.
Element of Doubt is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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