It takes the average reader 4 hours and 11 minutes to read Bulldog Drummond at Bay (Dodo Press) by Sapper (H. C. McNeile)
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Herman Cyril McNeile MC (1888-1937) was a British author, who published under the pen name Sapper. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1907 and was sent to France in 1914 when World War I broke out. McNeile saw action at both the First and the Second Battle of Ypres. He displayed considerable bravery, was awarded the Military Cross and was mentioned in dispatches. His first known published works were a series of short war stories based on his own experiences, published under the name Sapper in the Daily Mail newspaper. These stories were immediately successful and later sold over 200,000 copies within a year when republished in book-form. He was one of the most successful British popular authors of the Interwar period. In 1919, McNeile resigned from the army with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and became a full-time author, publishing his first novel, Mufti, in that year. He is mainly remembered as the author of the ten Bulldog Drummond books the first of which was published in 1920. These brought him public recognition and considerable financial success.
Bulldog Drummond at Bay (Dodo Press) by Sapper (H. C. McNeile) is 246 pages long, and a total of 62,976 words.
This makes it 83% the length of the average book. It also has 77% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Bulldog Drummond at Bay (Dodo Press) aloud.
Bulldog Drummond at Bay (Dodo Press) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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