Books like Doctor Faustus

12 books to read next

• The Lion and the Jewel Wole Soyinka 1.2 h
• Faust Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 5.6 h
• Salomé Oscar Wilde 1.2 h
• A Woman of No Importance Oscar Wilde 1.7 h
• Amadeus Peter Shaffer 2.2 h
• Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare 3.1 h
• Have You Seen Zandile? Gcina Mhlophe 1.4 h
• Top Girls Caryl Churchill, Sophie Bush, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens 1.8 h
• All for Love; or, The World Well Lost John Dryden 1.8 h
• Works [37 plays, 6 poems, sonnets] William Shakespeare 21.6 h
• Volpone Ben Jonson 3.8 h
• The Poetical Works of John Dryden John Dryden, John Mitford 9.6 h

How long each takes

The Lion and the Jewel Wole Soyinka 1.2 h Faust Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 5.6 h Salomé Oscar Wilde 1.2 h A Woman of No Importance Oscar Wilde 1.7 h Amadeus Peter Shaffer 2.2 h Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare 3.1 h Have You Seen Zandile? Gcina Mhlophe 1.4 h Top Girls Caryl Churchill, Sophie Bush, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens 1.8 h All for Love; or, The World Well Lost John Dryden 1.8 h Works [37 plays, 6 poems, sonnets] William Shakespeare 21.6 h Volpone Ben Jonson 3.8 h The Poetical Works of John Dryden John Dryden, John Mitford 9.6 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.