How long does it take to read The Langston Hughes Reader?
The Langston Hughes Reader by Langston Hughes takes about 9 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 11 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1958. 501 pages, about 137,775 words. Written for children.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
With art and wit, Langston Hughes defined the place of Black Americans in all of the forms of American literary expression. Available again is the classic anthology from the leader of the Harlem Renaissance. First published in 1958, this compilation of the writings of Langston Hughes is drawn from every category of his prodigious literary achievement. It combines highlights of the novels, stories, plays, poems, songs, and essays that have established his commanding position in world literature. Among the selections are the complete libretto of his popular musical comedy Simply Heavenly; the text of his pageant Glory of Negro History; his one-act play, Soul Gone Home; generous portions of his autobiographies, The Big Sea and I Wonder as I Wander; and of the incomparable Simple trilogy: Simple Takes a Wife, Simple Speaks his Mind, and Simple Stakes a Claim.
Subjects: African Americans, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile drama, Juvenile poetry, Biography
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