How Long to Read Castaway Tales

How Long Does it Take to Read Castaway Tales?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Castaway Tales by Christopher Palmer

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

Description

Ever since Robinson Crusoe washed ashore, the castaway story has survived and prospered, inspiring a multitude of writers of adventure fiction to imitate and adapt its mythic elements. In his brilliant critical study of this popular genre, Christopher Palmer traces the castaway tales’ history and changes through periods of settlement, violence, and reconciliation, and across genres and languages. Showing how subsequent authors have parodied or inverted the castaway tale, Palmer concentrates on the period following H. G. Wells’s The Island of Dr. Moreau. These much darker visions are seen in...

How long is Castaway Tales?

Castaway Tales by Christopher Palmer is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Castaway Tales Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Castaway Tales aloud.

What Reading Level is Castaway Tales?

Castaway Tales 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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