It takes the average reader 8 hours and 33 minutes to read The Arabian Nights Volume One by Richard Burton
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The first volume of the classic collection of Middle Eastern stories, including “Tale of the Three Apples” and “Tale of the Trader and the Jinni.” To be chosen by King Shahriyar as a wife was a death sentence. After a single night of marriage, he executed each of his wives. So when Scheherazade was picked, she knew her time on Earth had reached its end—unless she could hold the king’s interest. To that end, each night she spun a new enchanting, erotic, mesmerizing tale, always keeping the king guessing as to its conclusion—and sparing her life for another thousand and one nights. The first volume of this collection, translated by the renowned British explorer Sir Richard Burton, begins the stories that Scheherazade told . . .
The Arabian Nights Volume One by Richard Burton is 498 pages long, and a total of 128,484 words.
This makes it 168% the length of the average book. It also has 157% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 42 minutes to read The Arabian Nights Volume One aloud.
The Arabian Nights Volume One is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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