How Long to Read Bess of Hardwick: An Elizabethan Tycoon

How Long Does it Take to Read Bess of Hardwick: An Elizabethan Tycoon?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Bess of Hardwick: An Elizabethan Tycoon by Wyn Derbyshire

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

Description

Bess of Hardwick was one of the most remarkable people who lived in England in the late Tudor period. Born a daughter of a relatively humble Midlands family, she was married and widowed four times, on each occasion raising her social status until she ultimately became the Countess of Shrewsbury. An enthusiast of fine buildings, she left behind Hardwick Hall and Chatsworth House as prime examples of Elizabethan prodigy houses. She also left important genetic legacies in the form of her descendants, and is an ancestress of much of the British aristocracy for the last few hundred years. Whilst she lived at a time when the laws and customs of the land made it difficult for women to exercise any real form of economic or social independence, Bess succeeded in acquiring a personal fortune which not only made her the second wealthiest woman in the kingdom after Queen Elizabeth herself, but for generations after her served as the financial bedrock upon which her descendants would continue to build, in some cases right up to the present day.

How long is Bess of Hardwick: An Elizabethan Tycoon?

Bess of Hardwick: An Elizabethan Tycoon by Wyn Derbyshire is 328 pages long, and a total of 84,624 words.

This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 103% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Bess of Hardwick: An Elizabethan Tycoon Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 42 minutes to read Bess of Hardwick: An Elizabethan Tycoon aloud.

What Reading Level is Bess of Hardwick: An Elizabethan Tycoon?

Bess of Hardwick: An Elizabethan Tycoon 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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