It takes the average reader 3 hours and 41 minutes to read Children in Care, 1834–1929 by Rosemary Steer
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A study of the lives of Britain’s children who were looked after by the government during the main period of the Poor Law Amendment Act from 1834 to 1929. For centuries, there have been children who have not lived with their birth parents for a range of reasons and have been taken into the care of the state, voluntary societies, other families or employers, temporarily or permanently. The origins of this book lie in Rosemary Steer’s study of the lives of over 300 children who came into the care of a charity in the village of Dickleburgh in Norfolk started in the 1870s by the Rector’s wife,...
Children in Care, 1834–1929 by Rosemary Steer is 216 pages long, and a total of 55,296 words.
This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 2 minutes to read Children in Care, 1834–1929 aloud.
Children in Care, 1834–1929 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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