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How long does it take to read Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories]?
Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories] by Edgar Allan Poe takes about 7 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours
A weekend read
First published 1902. 382 pages, about 105,050 words. Written for children.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 27 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Tales of Mystery and Imagination, London: George Harrap and New York: Brentanos, 1919. (This famous and frequently copied collection features elaborate illustrations by Harry Clarke. The original edition comprised 24 black and white illustrations, plus front cover and spine illustration and 10 decorative tailpieces. The book was so well received that it was reissued in 1923 with 8 additional illustrations in full color. It was reprinted in New York by Tudor in 1933, 1935, 1936 and 1939. These illustrations have been reprinted numerous times, most notably in London by Chancellor Press in 1985.) (source)
Subjects: short stories, aristocracy, American Horror tales, Children's fiction, Crime, Crime fiction
