How long does it take to read The Black Cat?
The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1914. 32 pages, about 8,800 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 122 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"The Black Cat" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. In the story, an unnamed narrator has a strong affection for pets until he perversely turns to abusing them.
Subjects: fiction, horror fiction, cats, Children's fiction, short story, first-person narrative
