It takes the average reader 1 hour and 30 minutes to read Assasins, Thugs and Vandals by Will Roberts
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
During research for a novel some years, I came across a reference to the Assassins, a secretive Islamic sect, whose name was derived from 'hashashin', or 'smokers of hashish'. I thought that other words we use during an everyday conversation might have just as exciting origins. This proved to be the case when I looked up the origin of the words Thug and Vandal.While on the subject of the unruly, disorderly and violent, I also checked the etymology of Hoodlum, Hooligan and Ruffian, and though these origins lack the interest that Assassins, Thugs and Vandals have, they are, nonetheless still worth including in this compilation.In discovering the origins of these words, this book embarks on a journey that starts in the rugged, almost inaccessible Elburz Mountains of northern Iran, where we meet the radical Ismailis Muslims, moving on to India where we will travel on that vast country's along the hot, dusty well-trodden roads; then back west to Spain and North Africa, until we arrive in Rome.The story then moves to California, and specifically San Francisco, (only a brief visit because we want to avoid the riots); then to France, Spain and Germany, before returning to London, England, and an unusual Irish immigrant family.
Assasins, Thugs and Vandals by Will Roberts is 88 pages long, and a total of 22,704 words.
This makes it 30% the length of the average book. It also has 28% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 4 minutes to read Assasins, Thugs and Vandals aloud.
Assasins, Thugs and Vandals is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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