How Long to Read Burke & Hare

How Long Does it Take to Read Burke & Hare?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 54 minutes to read Burke & Hare by Owen Dudley Edwards

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

Description

The shocking true story of 19th century Scotland’s most famous serial killers is “gruesome and funny and sometimes both together” (The Observer, UK). In a boarding house just off Edinburgh’s West Port, an old army pensioner dies of natural causes. He owes the landlord rent. Instead of burying the body, the landlord, William Hare, and his friend, William Burke, fill the coffin with bark and sell the corpse to Dr. Robert Knox, an ambitious Edinburgh anatomist. It’s a nice profit for not a lot of work. After this encouraging outcome, Burke and Hare decide to suffocate another sickly tenant. So...

How long is Burke & Hare?

Burke & Hare by Owen Dudley Edwards is 352 pages long, and a total of 88,704 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Burke & Hare Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 4 minutes to read Burke & Hare aloud.

What Reading Level is Burke & Hare?

Burke & Hare 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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