It takes the average reader 4 hours to read The Letters of William James, Vol. 1 by William James
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
"[...] My dear Kitty, -Imagine if you can with what palpitations I tore open the rude outer envelope of your precious, long-looked-for missive. I read it by the glimmer of the solitary lamp which at eventide lights up the gloom of the dark and humid den called Post Office. And as I read on unconscious of the emotion I was betraying, a vast crowd collected. Profs. Agassiz and Wyman ran with their note-books and proceeded to take observations of the greatest scientific import. I with difficulty reached my lodgings. When thereout fell the Photograph. Wheeeew! oohoo! aha! la-la! [Marks representing musical flourish] boisteroso triumphissimmo, chassez to the right, cross over, forward two, hornpipe and turn summerset! Up came the fire engines; but I proudly waved them aside and plunged bareheaded into the chill and gloomy bowels of the night, to recover by violent exercise the use of my reasoning faculties, which had almost been annihilated by the shock of happiness. As I stalked along, an understanding of the words in your letter grew upon me, and then I felt, my sober senses returning, that I ought not to be so elate. For you certainly bring me bad news enough. Elly's arm broken and Minny gone mad should make me rather drop a tear than laugh. But leaving poor Elly's case for the present, let's speak of Minny and her fearful catastrophe. Do you know, Kitty, -now that it 's all over, I[...]."
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1 by William James is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.
This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read The Letters of William James, Vol. 1 aloud.
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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