How long does it take to read Short Stories?
Short Stories by Sholom Aleichem takes about 4 hours 22 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 22 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1948. 238 pages, about 65,450 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 | 7 hours 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 22 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 25 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A collection of stories, sketches, monologues, and satire by the Yiddish humorist, showing adults and children in the act of being themselves in many situations--at school, at work, on holidays, and in railroad cars.
Subjects: Jews, Fiction, Children's stories, Hebrew, Short stories, Social life and customs, Fiction, jewish