How long does it take to read The Best of Roald Dahl [20 stories]?
The Best of Roald Dahl [20 stories] by Roald Dahl takes about 6 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 45 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1978. 368 pages, about 101,200 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Contents: - Madame Rosette - Man from the South - Sound Machine - Taste - Dip in the Pool - Skin - Edward the Conqueror - Lamb to the Slaughter - Galloping Foxley - The Way Up to Heaven - Parson's Pleasure - Landlady - William and Mary - Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat - Royal Jelly - Georgy Porgy - Genesis and Catastrophe - Pig - Visitor - Claud's Dog Ratcatcher, Rummins, Mr Hoddy, Mr Feasey, Champion of the World
Subjects: leprosy, macabre, short story, diners, cannibalism, Austrian Germans