How Long to Read The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Charles Dickens' Unfinished Novel & Our Endless Attempts to End It

By Pete Orford

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Charles Dickens' Unfinished Novel & Our Endless Attempts to End It?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Charles Dickens' Unfinished Novel & Our Endless Attempts to End It by Pete Orford

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

Description

A tantalizing tour through a true bibliomystery that will “get people talking about one of literature’s greatest enigmas” (KentOnline). When Dickens died on June 9, 1870, he was halfway through writing his last book, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Since that time, hundreds of academics, fans, authors, and playwrights have presented their own conclusion to this literary puzzler. Step into 150 years of Dickensian speculation to see how our attitudes both to Dickens and his mystifying last work have developed. At first, enterprising authors tried to cash in on an opportunity to finish Dickens’...

How long is The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Charles Dickens' Unfinished Novel & Our Endless Attempts to End It?

The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Charles Dickens' Unfinished Novel & Our Endless Attempts to End It by Pete Orford 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.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Charles Dickens' Unfinished Novel & Our Endless Attempts to End It Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Charles Dickens' Unfinished Novel & Our Endless Attempts to End It aloud.

What Reading Level is The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Charles Dickens' Unfinished Novel & Our Endless Attempts to End It?

The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Charles Dickens' Unfinished Novel & Our Endless Attempts to End It is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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