How Long to Read The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories

How Long Does it Take to Read The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories?

It takes the average reader 9 hours to read The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories by Michael Cox

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

Description

This selection of forty-two stories written between 1829 and 1968 is the first to present the full range and vitality of the English tradition of literary ghost fiction. Fully satisfying what Virginia Woolf called 'the strange human craving for the pleasure of being afraid', it demonstratesthe traditions historical development as well as its major themes, and characteristics. The fictional ghost story is dominated by English authors, from J. S. Le Fanu and M. R. James to Walter de la Mare and Robert Aickman, and by American authors, such as Edith Wharton, writing in the English tradition. As the editors stress in their informative introduction, a good ghost story,though it may raise many profound questions about life and death, entertains as much as it unsettles us. Featuring such authors as Algernon Blackwood, H. Russell Wakefield, Henry James, and Elizabeth Bowen, this anthology combines a serious literary purpose with the plain intention of arousingpleasing fear at the doings of the dead.

How long is The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories?

The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories by Michael Cox is 540 pages long, and a total of 135,000 words.

This makes it 182% the length of the average book. It also has 165% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 17 minutes to read The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories aloud.

What Reading Level is The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories?

The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories 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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