How long does it take to read The Murders in the Rue Morgue?
The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe takes about 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 46 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1841. 42 pages, about 11,550 words.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 532 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women.
Subjects: Murder, Fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, C. Auguste Dupin (Fictitious character), Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Libros de lectura
