Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The Incredulity of Father Brown is 14th and 15th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 12 |
SMOG Index | Grade 12 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 9 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 8 |
The estimated word count of The Incredulity of Father Brown is 74,400 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 4 hrs 58 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 8 hrs 16 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 2 hrs 46 mins.
The Incredulity of Father Brown - 74,400 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 8 hrs 16 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 4 hrs 58 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 2 hrs 46 mins |
for The Incredulity of Father Brown
The Incredulity of Father Brown is a collection of eight stories by G. K. Chesterton, the third-published collection featuring the fictional detective Father Brown. It was first published as a book in 1926 by Cassell of London, whose monthly Cassell's Magazine featured the last of the eight stories in its April number, illustrated by Stanley Lloyd.The 8 stories in this collection are:"The Resurrection of Father Brown""The Arrow of Heaven""The Oracle of the Dog""The Miracle of Moon Crescent""The Curse of the Golden Cross""The Dagger with Wings""The Doom of the Darnaways""The Ghost of Gideon Wise"According to The FictionMags Index, the first story was original to the collection; the last was published in the April 1926 number of Cassell's Magazine; the six intermediate stories had appeared in Nash's Pall Mall Magazine from December 1923 to July 1925, in a different sequence.