How Long to Read A Pickpocket's Tale: The Underworld of Nineteenth-Century New York

By Timothy J. Gilfoyle

How Long Does it Take to Read A Pickpocket's Tale: The Underworld of Nineteenth-Century New York?

It takes the average reader 8 hours to read A Pickpocket's Tale: The Underworld of Nineteenth-Century New York by Timothy J. Gilfoyle

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

"A remarkable tale."—Chicago Tribune In George Appo's world, child pickpockets swarmed the crowded streets, addicts drifted in furtive opium dens, and expert swindlers worked the lucrative green-goods game. On a good night Appo made as much as a skilled laborer made in a year. Bad nights left him with more than a dozen scars and over a decade in prisons from the Tombs and Sing Sing to the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, where he reunited with another inmate, his father. The child of Irish and Chinese immigrants, Appo grew up in the notorious Five Points and Chinatown...

How long is A Pickpocket's Tale: The Underworld of Nineteenth-Century New York?

A Pickpocket's Tale: The Underworld of Nineteenth-Century New York by Timothy J. Gilfoyle is 480 pages long, and a total of 120,000 words.

This makes it 162% the length of the average book. It also has 147% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Pickpocket's Tale: The Underworld of Nineteenth-Century New York Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 55 minutes to read A Pickpocket's Tale: The Underworld of Nineteenth-Century New York aloud.

What Reading Level is A Pickpocket's Tale: The Underworld of Nineteenth-Century New York?

A Pickpocket's Tale: The Underworld of Nineteenth-Century New York is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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