How Long to Read The Secret Book

How Long Does it Take to Read The Secret Book?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 28 minutes to read The Secret Book by Edmund Pearson

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

Description

Lester Pearson has collected his sketches of books and matters appertaining to them, which were contributed to the "Librarian's Column" in the Boston Transcript, and enlarged them into an altogether delightful volume entitled "The Secret Book." Only three of the stories are actually concerned with the quest of this lost treasure, the Liber Crypticus, of Cassius Parmensis, to quote Mr. Pearson, the others deal with various phases of humor and human nature that would come within the range of observation of a trained librarian. Horace's adventure with a dime-novel ("Treasure Island"), and the destruction of this immoral (?) book by his aunt is a delicious bit of realism. "Writing a Best Seller" gives pointers to ambitious beginners about what not to write; an ingenious solution of the "Edwin Drood" mystery, and a wonderful chapter on pirates and books of African exploration must not be overlooked; but the gem of the collection is the title story, a kind of humorous horror tale of a sick man's delirious dream of murdering an old man in a library in Gower Street, a dream that ends in the anti-climax of a trained nurse and a glass of hot milk. Some comment on the writings of "Ibid, or Ibidimus," on the wonderful poems of "Anon," and a variety of clever verses help to fill out the wide gamut of the author's piquant story-telling. Mr. Pearson has recently joined the staff of the New York Public Library, where he is in charge of the publication of bulletins and reports. --The American Review of Reviews, Volume 49 [1914]

How long is The Secret Book?

The Secret Book by Edmund Pearson is 264 pages long, and a total of 67,056 words.

This makes it 89% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Secret Book Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 6 minutes to read The Secret Book aloud.

What Reading Level is The Secret Book?

The Secret Book 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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