How Long to Read The Dead Letter and The Figure Eight

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dead Letter and The Figure Eight?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 45 minutes to read The Dead Letter and The Figure Eight by Metta Fuller Victor

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

Description

Before Raymond Chandler, before Dorothy Sayers or Agatha Christie, there was Metta Fuller Victor, the first American author—man or woman—of a full-length detective novel. This novel, The Dead Letter, is presented here along with another of Victor’s mysteries, The Figure Eight. Both written in the 1860s and published under the name Seeley Regester, these novels show how—by combining conventions of the mystery form first developed by Edgar Allan Poe with those of the domestic novel—Victor pioneered the domestic detective story and paved the way for generations of writers to follow. In The Dead Letter, Henry Moreland is killed by a single stab to the back. Against a background of post–Civil War politics, Richard Redfield, a young attorney, helps Burton, a legendary New York City detective, unravel the crime. In The Figure Eight, Joe Meredith undertakes a series of adventures and assumes a number of disguises to solve the mystery of the murder of his uncle and regain the lost fortune of his angelic cousin.

How long is The Dead Letter and The Figure Eight?

The Dead Letter and The Figure Eight by Metta Fuller Victor is 396 pages long, and a total of 101,376 words.

This makes it 134% the length of the average book. It also has 124% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dead Letter and The Figure Eight Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 13 minutes to read The Dead Letter and The Figure Eight aloud.

What Reading Level is The Dead Letter and The Figure Eight?

The Dead Letter and The Figure Eight 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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