It takes the average reader 11 hours and 50 minutes to read Byron by Fiona MacCarthy
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Fiona MacCarthy makes a breakthrough in interpreting Byron's life and poetry drawing on John Murray's world-famous archive. She brings a fresh eye to his early years: his childhood in Scotland, embattled relations with his mother, the effect of his deformed foot on his development. She traces his early travels in the Mediterranean and the East, throwing light on his relationships with adolescent boys - a hidden subject in earlier biographies. While paying due attention to the compelling tragicomedy of Byron's marriage, his incestuous love for his half-sister Augusta and the clamorous...
Byron by Fiona MacCarthy is 688 pages long, and a total of 177,504 words.
This makes it 232% the length of the average book. It also has 217% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 16 hours and 9 minutes to read Byron aloud.
Byron is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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