How Long to Read The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849

How Long Does it Take to Read The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 44 minutes to read The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849 by Edgar Allan Poe

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

Description

Ghost stories became very popular in the first half of the 19th century and this collection by Andrew Barger contains the very scariest of them all. Some stories thought too horrific were published anonymously like "A Night in a Haunted House" and "The Deaf and Dumb Girl." The later story is collected for the first time in any anthology since its original publication in 1839. The other ghost stories in this fine collection are by famous authors. "The Mask of the Red Death," by Edgar Allan Poe; "A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family," by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu; "The Spectral Ship," by Wilhelm Hauff; "The Old Maid in the Winding Sheet," by Nathaniel Hawthorne; "The Adventure of the German Student," and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," by Washington Irving; as well as "The Tapestried Chamber," by Sir Walter Scott. As he has done with a number of other books, Andrew Barger has added his scholarly touch to this collection by including story backgrounds, annotations, author photos and a foreword titled "All Ghosts Are Gray." Buy the book today and be ready to be scared reading the best ghost stories of the first half of the 19th century.

How long is The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849?

The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849 by Edgar Allan Poe is 218 pages long, and a total of 56,244 words.

This makes it 74% the length of the average book. It also has 69% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 7 minutes to read The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849?

The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849 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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