How Long to Read The Complete Short Stories of W.D. Howells (Illustrated Edition)

How Long Does it Take to Read The Complete Short Stories of W.D. Howells (Illustrated Edition)?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 32 minutes to read The Complete Short Stories of W.D. Howells (Illustrated Edition) by William Dean Howells

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

Description

This unique collection of William Dean Howells' complete short stories has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author, literary critic, and playwright. Nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters", he was particularly known for his tenure as editor of the Atlantic Monthly as well as his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day", and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria. Howells is known to be the father of American realism, and a denouncer of the sentimental novel. He was the first American author to bring a realist aesthetic to the literature of the United States. His stories of Boston upper crust life set in the 1850s are highly regarded among scholars of American fiction. Table of Contents: Introduction WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS by Charles Dudley Warner Short Stories Christmas Every Day Turkeys Turning the Tables The Pony Engine and the Pacific Express The Pumpkin Glory Butterflyfutterby and Flutterbybutterfly Adventures in a Boy's Town Life in a Boy's Town Games and Pastimes Glimpses of the Larger World The Last of a Boy's Town A Sleep and a Forgetting The Eidolons of Brooks Alford A Memory that Worked Overtime A Case of Metaphantasmia Editha Braybridge's Offer The Chick of the Easter Egg A Daughter of the Storage A Presentiment Captain Dunlevy's Last Trip The Return to Favor Somebody's Mother The Face at the Window An Experience The Boarders Breakfast is My Best Meal The Mother-Bird The Amigo Black Cross Farm The Critical Bookstore A Feast of Reason City and Country in the Fall Table Talk The Escapade of a Grandfather Self-Sacrifice A Fearful Responsibility At the Sign of the Savage Tonelli's Marriage Buying a Horse Reminiscences and Autobiography A Boy's Town Years of My Youth

How long is The Complete Short Stories of W.D. Howells (Illustrated Edition)?

The Complete Short Stories of W.D. Howells (Illustrated Edition) by William Dean Howells is 385 pages long, and a total of 98,175 words.

This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 120% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Complete Short Stories of W.D. Howells (Illustrated Edition) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 56 minutes to read The Complete Short Stories of W.D. Howells (Illustrated Edition) aloud.

What Reading Level is The Complete Short Stories of W.D. Howells (Illustrated Edition)?

The Complete Short Stories of W.D. Howells (Illustrated Edition) 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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