How long does it take to read The Gashlycrumb Tinies?
The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey takes about 1 hour 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 6 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1981. 60 pages, about 16,500 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An alphabetical phantasmagoria in which a succession of infants meet dreadful ends.
Subjects: Alphabet, American wit and humor, Pictorial, Humor, Pictorial American wit and humor, Fiction, Horror
