How long does it take to read Collected Stories of William Faulkner?
Collected Stories of William Faulkner by William Faulkner takes about 16 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 16 hours 30 minutes
A long haul
First published 1934. 900 pages, about 247,500 words.
33 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 27 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 16 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 10 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 20 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Collected Stories of William Faulkner is a short story collection by William Faulkner published by Random House in 1950. It won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1951. The publication of this collection of 42 stories was authorized and supervised by Faulkner himself, who came up with the themed section headings. Barn Burning Shingles for the Lord -- The tall men -- A bear hunt -- Two Soldiers Shall not perish -- A Rose for Emily Hair -- Centaur in brass -- Dry September -- Death drag -- Elly Uncle Willy -- Mule in the yard -- That will be fine -- That Evening Sun Red Leaves A justice -- A courtship -- Lo! -- Ad Astra -- Victory -- Crevasse -- Turnabout -- All the dead pilots -- Wash Honor -- Dr. Martino -- Fox Hunt Pennsylvania Station -- Artist at home -- The brooch -- My Grandmother Millard -- Golden land -- There was a queen -- Mountain victory -- Beyond -- Black music -- The leg -- Mistral -- Divorce in Naples -- Carcassonne.
Subjects: fiction, buriel, short stories, literary fiction, manners and customs, Southern Gothic fiction
