How Long to Read Captain Swing

How Long Does it Take to Read Captain Swing?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read Captain Swing by Eric Hobsbawm

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

Description

The classic social history of the great English agricultural uprising of 1830, from two of the greatest modern historians. In our increasingly mechanized age, the Swing revolts are a timely record of the relationship between technological advance, labour and poverty. With the onset of the Industrial Revolution, capitalism swept from the cities into the countryside, and tensions mounted between agricultural workers and employers. From 1830 on, a series of revolts, known as the "Swing" shook England to its core. Landowners wanting to make their land more profitable started to use machinery to...

How long is Captain Swing?

Captain Swing by Eric Hobsbawm is 384 pages long, and a total of 97,536 words.

This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Captain Swing Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read Captain Swing aloud.

What Reading Level is Captain Swing?

Captain Swing 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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