How long does it take to read Mystery Stories?
Helen Cresswell, Joan Aiken, Rodrigues Ottolengui, Emily Brontë, Eleanor Farjeon, Paul Ernst, Paul Jennings, Ann Pilling, Agatha Christie, C. G. Jung, Ray Bradbury, Thomas Wright, Ambrose Bierce, Diana Wynne Jones, Adrian Reynolds
Mystery Stories by Helen Cresswell, Joan Aiken, Rodrigues Ottolengui, Emily Brontë, Eleanor Farjeon, Paul Ernst, Paul Jennings, Ann Pilling, Agatha Christie, C. G. Jung, Ray Bradbury, Thomas Wright, Ambrose Bierce, Diana Wynne Jones, Adrian Reynolds takes about 4 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1996. 223 pages, about 61,325 words. Written for children.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The green arches / Joan Aiken -- The Aztec opal / Rodrigues Ottolengui -- Wuthering Heights (an extract) / Emily Brontë -- The girl who kissed a peach tree (an Italian folktale) / Eleanor Farjeon -- The thing in the pond / Paul Ernst -- Smart ice cream / Paul Jennings -- The pelican / Ann Pilling -- The adventures of Johnnie Waverly / Agatha Christie -- The tower / Carl Jung -- The scythe / Ray Bradbury -- A sea above the sky / Thomas Wright -- A vine on the house / Ambrose Bierce -- The master / Diana Wynne Jones.
Subjects: Children's stories, English, English Detective and mystery stories, Detective and mystery stories, Short stories, Children's stories, Mystery and detective stories
