How Long to Read American Boarding School Fiction, 1928-1981

How Long Does it Take to Read American Boarding School Fiction, 1928-1981?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 36 minutes to read American Boarding School Fiction, 1928-1981 by Alexander H. Pitofsky

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

Description

When boarding-school fiction became popular in the 19th century, it tended to be warm and nostalgic, filled with sporting events, practical jokes, and schemes to get even with campus bullies. All of that changed in the era discussed in this book. Holden Caulfield, the narrator of J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, drops out of one prep school and is expelled from two others. The conflicts between students in John Knowles's Devon School novels become so heated that two young men die. And in the controversial novel Good Times/Bad Times, James Kirkwood portrays the headmaster of a private academy as closeted, deeply neurotic, and infatuated with an 18-year-old who has recently enrolled at his school. In spite of their unsettling images of anguish and cruelty, these and other American boarding-school novels have attracted large audiences and influenced countless school narratives in fiction, drama, television and film. Many books have been written about British school stories. This is the first study that explores the history of boarding-school fiction in the United States.

How long is American Boarding School Fiction, 1928-1981?

American Boarding School Fiction, 1928-1981 by Alexander H. Pitofsky is 209 pages long, and a total of 54,131 words.

This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read American Boarding School Fiction, 1928-1981 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 55 minutes to read American Boarding School Fiction, 1928-1981 aloud.

What Reading Level is American Boarding School Fiction, 1928-1981?

American Boarding School Fiction, 1928-1981 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.

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