How Long to Read Selected Letters of William Styron

How Long Does it Take to Read Selected Letters of William Styron?

It takes the average reader 11 hours and 55 minutes to read Selected Letters of William Styron by William Styron

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

Description

In 1950, at the age of twenty-four, William Clark Styron, Jr., wrote to his mentor, Professor William Blackburn of Duke University. The young writer was struggling with his first novel, Lie Down in Darkness, and he was nervous about whether his “strain and toil” would amount to anything. “When I mature and broaden,” Styron told Blackburn, “I expect to use the language on as exalted and elevated a level as I can sustain. I believe that a writer should accommodate language to his own peculiar personality, and mine wants to use great words, evocative words, when the situation demands them.” In...

How long is Selected Letters of William Styron?

Selected Letters of William Styron by William Styron is 704 pages long, and a total of 178,816 words.

This makes it 238% the length of the average book. It also has 219% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Selected Letters of William Styron Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 16 hours and 17 minutes to read Selected Letters of William Styron aloud.

What Reading Level is Selected Letters of William Styron?

Selected Letters of William Styron 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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