How long does it take to read Vampires, Burial, and Death?
Paul Barber
Vampires, Burial, and Death by Paul Barber takes about 4 hours 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 24 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1988. 240 pages, about 66,000 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Surveys centuries of folklore about vampires and offers a scientific explanation for the origins of the legends.
Subjects: Dead, Folklore, Postmortem changes, Vampires, Death, religious aspects, Folklore, themes, motives