How long does it take to read An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge?
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce takes about 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 34 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1980. 31 pages, about 8,525 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 74 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (1890) is a short story by the American writer and Civil War veteran Ambrose Bierce. Described as "one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature", it was originally published by The San Francisco Examiner on July 13, 1890, and was first collected in Bierce's book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (1891). The story, which is set during the American Civil War, is known for its irregular time sequence and twist ending. Bierce's abandonment of strict linear narration in favor of the internal mind of the protagonist is an early example of the stream of consciousness narrative mode.
Subjects: Fiction, History, Short Stories, Juvenile audience, civil war, hanging
