How Long to Read The Purple Flame and Other Detective Stories

How Long Does it Take to Read The Purple Flame and Other Detective Stories?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 16 minutes to read The Purple Flame and Other Detective Stories by Frederick Irving Anderson

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

Description

Frederick Irving Anderson (1877-1947) "has shown perhaps the greatest mastery of the American short detective story . . . in ingenuity, command of plot, and the carefully integrated backgrounds of his work." So wrote the great mystery critic and historian, Howard Haycraft, in 1941. Ellery Queen added that "his style is rich in detail and double-rich in expression."Many of Anderson's stories take place in New York City during the 1920s and the 1930s, and they feature the manhunter Deputy Parr and the "extinct author," Oliver Armiston, who stopped writing ingenious crime stories because criminals were copying his gimmicks.The book is edited and introduced by the Anderson expert (and Poe scholar), Benjamin F. Fisher.This is the thirty-eighth volume in Crippen & Landru's "Lost Classics" series -- previously uncollected detective and mystery stories by great writers of the past. The cover is by Gail Cross, adapted from a 1935 photograph of New York City by Berenice Abbott for the WPA.

How long is The Purple Flame and Other Detective Stories?

The Purple Flame and Other Detective Stories by Frederick Irving Anderson is 253 pages long, and a total of 64,009 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Purple Flame and Other Detective Stories Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 49 minutes to read The Purple Flame and Other Detective Stories aloud.

What Reading Level is The Purple Flame and Other Detective Stories?

The Purple Flame and Other Detective 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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