How Long to Read Ancient Law

How Long Does it Take to Read Ancient Law?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 40 minutes to read Ancient Law by Sir Henry Sumner Maine

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

Description

Best known as a history of progress, Ancient Law is the enduring work of the 19th-century legal historian Henry Sumner Maine. Even those who have never read Ancient Law may find Maine's famous phrase "from status to contract" familiar. His narrative spans the ancient world, in which individuals were tightly bound by status to traditional groups, and the modern one, in which individuals are viewed as autonomous beings, free to make contracts and form associations with whomever they choose. Maine's dichotomy between status-based societies and contract-based societies is a variation on a theme...

How long is Ancient Law?

Ancient Law by Sir Henry Sumner Maine is 460 pages long, and a total of 115,000 words.

This makes it 155% the length of the average book. It also has 141% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ancient Law Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 28 minutes to read Ancient Law aloud.

What Reading Level is Ancient Law?

Ancient Law 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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