How Long to Read Burke and Hare

How Long Does it Take to Read Burke and Hare?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Burke and Hare by Owen Dudley Edwards

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

Description

In a boarding house in the West Port area of 1820's Edinburgh, an old army pensioner dies of natural causes. He owes the landlord £4 rent. Instead of burying the body, the landlord and his friend—one William Hare and William Burke, both Irish—fill the coffin with bark and sell the corpse to Dr. Robert Knox, an ambitious Edinburgh anatomist. Burke and Hare make a profit of £3 and 10 shillings. After this encouraging start, Burke and Hare decide to suffocate another sickly tenant, so beginning the criminal career of the most notorious double act in serial killing that would only end on the...

How long is Burke and Hare?

Burke and Hare by Owen Dudley Edwards is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

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

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Burke and Hare aloud.

What Reading Level is Burke and Hare?

Burke and 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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