How Long to Read The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Hugh Walpole-Volume 1

How Long Does it Take to Read The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Hugh Walpole-Volume 1?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 40 minutes to read The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Hugh Walpole-Volume 1 by Hugh Walpole

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Description

The first volume of the works of a literary master of strange fiction Sir Hugh Walpole was one of the most popular and prolific British authors of the first half of the 20th century. After the publication of his first novel, 'The Wooden Horse', in 1909 he produced one significant work each year including the acclaimed 'Herries' series. Born in New Zealand in 1884, the son of an Anglican clergyman, Walpole was committed to becoming a writer and encouraged in his ambition by Henry James and Arnold Bennett. A. C. Benson was also a mentor and early influence upon his writing. Despite his acknowledged talent as a storyteller, Walpole's work has been largely ignored since his death in 1941, in part because he was savagely lampooned by Somerset Maugham's fictional characterisation of him in 'Cakes & Ale'. Walpole, in keeping with many of his contemporaries, wrote in several genres of fiction and among his thirty-six novels, five volumes of short stories and two plays are historical, juvenile and even detective stories. His associations with A. C. Benson, Henry James, H. G. Wells and the fact that Horace Walpole (author of the first gothic novel, 'The Castle of Otranto') and Richard Harris Barham (author of the 'Ingoldsby Legends') were both among his ancestors surely stimulated his taste for gothic and macabre fiction. In fact, during the 1930s Walpole edited two well received anthologies of 'creepy stories' in which some of his own material appeared. His own literary excursions into the world of the ghostly and bizarre, which remain highly regarded by aficionados of supernatural fiction, include several novels and a substantial number of short stories all of which are included in this three volume Leonaur collected edition. Included in this first volume are the novel 'The Old Ladies' and fifteen short stories of the strange and unusual including 'The White Cat', 'Lizzie Rand', 'Mrs. Porter and Miss Allen', 'The Tiger' and 'The Twisted Inn'. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.

How long is The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Hugh Walpole-Volume 1?

The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Hugh Walpole-Volume 1 by Hugh Walpole is 340 pages long, and a total of 85,000 words.

This makes it 115% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Hugh Walpole-Volume 1 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 44 minutes to read The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Hugh Walpole-Volume 1 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Hugh Walpole-Volume 1?

The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Hugh Walpole-Volume 1 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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