How Long to Read The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories

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

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 43 minutes to read The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories by Michael Cox

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

Description

The Victorians excelled at telling ghost stories. In an age of rapid scientific progress, the idea of a vindictive past able to reach out and violate the present held a special potential for terror. Throughout the nineteenth century, fictional ghost stories developed in parallel with the more general Victorian fascination with death and what lay beyond it. Though they were as much a part of the cultural and literary fabric of the age as imperial confidence, the best of the stories still retain their original power to surprise and unsettle. In Victorian Ghost Stories, the editors map out the development of the ghost story from 1850 to the early years of the twentieth century and demonstrate the importance of this form of short fiction in Victorian popular culture. As well as reprinting stories by supernatural specialists such as J. S. Le Fanu and M. R. James, this selection emphasizes the key role played by women writers--including Elizabeth Gaskell, Rhoda Broughton, and Charlotte Riddell--and offers one or two genuine rarities. Other writers represented include Charles Dickens, Henry James, Wilkie Collins, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and R. L. Stevenson. There is also a fascinating Introduction and a chronological list of ghost story collections from 1850 to 1910.

How long is The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories?

The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories by Michael Cox is 521 pages long, and a total of 130,771 words.

This makes it 176% the length of the average book. It also has 160% more words than the average book.

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

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 54 minutes to read The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories aloud.

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

The Oxford Book of Victorian 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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