How Long to Read Bess of Hardwick: Empire Builder

How Long Does it Take to Read Bess of Hardwick: Empire Builder?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 27 minutes to read Bess of Hardwick: Empire Builder by Mary S. Lovell

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

Description

"The best account yet available of this shrewd, enigmatic and remarkable woman."—Sunday Times [London] From the author of The Sisters, a chronicle of the most brutal, turbulent, and exuberant period of England's history. Bess Hardwick, the fifth daughter of an impoverished Derbyshire nobleman, did not have an auspicious start in life. Widowed at sixteen, she nonetheless outlived four monarchs, married three more times, built the great house at Chatsworth, and died one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in English history. In 1527 England was in the throes of violent political upheaval as Henry VIII severed all links with Rome. His daughter, Queen Mary, was even more capricious and bloody, only to be followed by the indomitable and ruthless Gloriana, Elizabeth I. It could not have been more hazardous a period for an ambitious woman; by the time Bess's first child was six, three of her illustrious godparents had been beheaded. Using journals, letters, inventories, and account books, Mary S. Lovell tells the passionate, colorful story of an astonishingly accomplished woman, among whose descendants are counted the dukes of Devonshire, Rutland, and Portland, and, on the American side, Katharine Hepburn.

How long is Bess of Hardwick: Empire Builder?

Bess of Hardwick: Empire Builder by Mary S. Lovell is 608 pages long, and a total of 156,864 words.

This makes it 205% the length of the average book. It also has 192% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Bess of Hardwick: Empire Builder Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 17 minutes to read Bess of Hardwick: Empire Builder aloud.

What Reading Level is Bess of Hardwick: Empire Builder?

Bess of Hardwick: Empire Builder 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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