The White People

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About this book

"The White People" is a horror short story by Welsh author Arthur Machen. Written in the late 1890s, it was first published in 1904 in Horlick's Magazine, edited by Machen's friend A. E. Waite, then reprinted in Machen's collection The House of Souls.

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3.8/5 · 4802 readers · 42 pages · ≈ 47 min · Moderate

How long does it take to read The White People?

About ≈ 47 min — 42 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe White People~47 min

How many pages is The White People?

42 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The White People42

What genre is The White People?

It sits on the Horror, Fiction shelves.

Is The White People in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote The White People?

Arthur Machen (1863–1947).

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