How long does it take to read The Dead?
The Dead by James Joyce takes about 1 hour 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 42 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1965. 93 pages, about 25,575 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"The Dead" is the final short story in the 1914 collection Dubliners by James Joyce. The story deals with themes of love and loss as well as raising questions about the nature of the Irish identity.
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