How long does it take to read The Man Who Was Poe?
The Man Who Was Poe by Avi takes about 3 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 54 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1989. 213 pages, about 58,575 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In Providence, R.I., in 1848, Edgar Allan Poe reluctantly investigates the problems of eleven-year-old Edmund, whose family has mysteriously disappeared and whose story suggests a new Poe tale with a ghastly final twist.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Mystery and detective stories, Children's fiction, Detectives, fiction, Rhode island, fiction
