How Long to Read Famous Modern Ghost Stories - Selected with an Introduction

How Long Does it Take to Read Famous Modern Ghost Stories - Selected with an Introduction?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read Famous Modern Ghost Stories - Selected with an Introduction by Dorothy Scarborough

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Originally published in 1921, this is an anthology of famous and chilling ghost stories compiled by Dorothy Scarborough. She was a lecturer in English for Columbia University, as well as author who producing such notable works as “The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction” and “From a Southern Porch”. Scarborough was also a keen anthologist and authorised such horror greats as Algernon Blackwood, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Robert W. Chambers, Anatole France, Fitz-James O'Brien, Ambrose Bierce, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Machen, and Guy de Maupassant. This collection of supernatural tales will appeal to all lovers of the genre, and is not to be missed by collectors of vintage ghost stories and related work. Emily Dorothy Scarborough (1878 – 1935) was an American writer famous for her work related to Texas, folk culture, cotton farming, ghost stories and women's life in the Southwest. Other notable works by this author include: “Fugitive Verses” (1912), “From a Southern Porch” (1919), and “The Wind” (1925). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

How long is Famous Modern Ghost Stories - Selected with an Introduction?

Famous Modern Ghost Stories - Selected with an Introduction by Dorothy Scarborough is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Famous Modern Ghost Stories - Selected with an Introduction Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read Famous Modern Ghost Stories - Selected with an Introduction aloud.

What Reading Level is Famous Modern Ghost Stories - Selected with an Introduction?

Famous Modern Ghost Stories - Selected with an Introduction is suitable for students ages 12 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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