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How long does it take to read The Best of Roald Dahl [20 stories]?

Roald Dahl

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

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