It takes the average reader 7 hours and 10 minutes to read Uncle Silas by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Uncle Silas (1864) is a novel by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Expanded from an earlier short story, Uncle Silas is considered an important precursor to the works of Arthur Conan Doyle, and remains the author’s most popular novel. It has been adapted several times for film, television, and radio. Following the untimely death of her father, Maud Ruthyn is sent to live at Bartram-Haugh, the estate of her estranged Uncle Silas. Under the terms of her father’s will, Maud must live in Silas’s care for three and a half years, or until she is old enough to take control of the family fortune. Unsure, but...
Uncle Silas by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is 430 pages long, and a total of 107,500 words.
This makes it 145% the length of the average book. It also has 131% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 47 minutes to read Uncle Silas aloud.
Uncle Silas is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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