How long does it take to read Tales of Mystery and Terror?
Marjorie P. Katz, Marjorie P. K. Weiser, Edgar Allan Poe
Tales of Mystery and Terror by Marjorie P. Katz, Marjorie P. K. Weiser, Edgar Allan Poe takes about 4 hours 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 23 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1979. 239 pages, about 65,725 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 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 23 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A collection of four well-known tales of mystery and suspense including "The Gold Bug," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Tell-tale Heart," and "The Cask of Amontillado."
Subjects: Fiction, Juvenile audience, Horror tales, Detective and mystery fiction, Horror stories, American Horror tales
