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How long does it take to read The Groucho Letters?

Groucho Marx

The Groucho Letters by Groucho Marx takes about 5 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 5 hours 51 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1967. 319 pages, about 87,725 words.

12 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 9 hours 45 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 51 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 39 minutes

The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Donated to the Library of Congress in the mid-1960s, Groucho Marx's correspondence was first crafted into this celebration of wit and wisdom in 1967. Reissued today with his original letters and humor intact, ''The Groucho Letters'' exposes one of the twentieth century's most beloved comedian's private insights into show biz, politics, business, and, of course, his illustrious personal life. Included are Marx''s conversations with such noted personalities as E. B. White, Fred Allen, Goodman Ace, Nunnally Johnson, James Thurber, Booth Tarkington, Alistair Cooke, Harry Truman, Irving Berlin, and S. J. Perelman.

Subjects: Comedians, Correspondence, Briefsammlung, Comedians, correspondence, Comedians, united states, Biography

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