How Long to Read Before the Deluge

How Long Does it Take to Read Before the Deluge?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 15 minutes to read Before the Deluge by Michael Sonenscher

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

Description

Ever since the French Revolution, Madame de Pompadour's comment, "Après moi, le déluge" (after me, the deluge), has looked like a callous if accurate prophecy of the political cataclysms that began in 1789. But decades before the Bastille fell, French writers had used the phrase to describe a different kind of selfish recklessness--not toward the flood of revolution but, rather, toward the flood of public debt. In Before the Deluge, Michael Sonenscher examines these fears and the responses to them, and the result is nothing less than a new way of thinking about the intellectual origins of the...

How long is Before the Deluge?

Before the Deluge by Michael Sonenscher is 432 pages long, and a total of 108,864 words.

This makes it 146% the length of the average book. It also has 133% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Before the Deluge Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 54 minutes to read Before the Deluge aloud.

What Reading Level is Before the Deluge?

Before the Deluge 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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