How Long to Read The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories

How Long Does it Take to Read The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 1 minute to read The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories by Guy de Maupassant

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

Description

Before succumbing to the insanity that ravaged his later life, Guy de Maupassant established a reputation as France's preeminent short story writer, an artist whose cynical and macabre visions paralleled those of Hoffmann and Poe, and directly influenced those of Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, and H.P. Lovecraft. His stories are nightmarescapes of psychopathy, corruption, and decadence, featuring a serial-killer judge, a maddening episode of cabin fever (which influenced The Shinning), a gruesome discovery during a night on the river, the inexplicable exodus of a man's walking furniture, the...

How long is The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories?

The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories by Guy de Maupassant is 118 pages long, and a total of 30,444 words.

This makes it 40% the length of the average book. It also has 37% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 46 minutes to read The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories aloud.

What Reading Level is The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories?

The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories is suitable for students ages 10 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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