It takes the average reader 6 hours and 2 minutes to read The Collected Stories of William Humphrey by William Humphrey
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The essential anthology of early short fiction by an American master Set primarily in Texas and Oklahoma during the Great Depression, these extraordinary stories display the unique blend of irony, nostalgia, and sharp-edged lyricism that established William Humphrey as one of America’s finest chroniclers of small-town life. In “The Last Husband,” a bright-eyed newlywed bears witness to the cynical intrigues of an older married couple. “The Human Fly” is the darkly humorous story of a young man’s misguided attempt to create a new identity for himself in the rural Texas community where his name...
The Collected Stories of William Humphrey by William Humphrey is 361 pages long, and a total of 90,611 words.
This makes it 122% the length of the average book. It also has 111% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 15 minutes to read The Collected Stories of William Humphrey aloud.
The Collected Stories of William Humphrey is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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