How Long to Read Closing the Books

How Long Does it Take to Read Closing the Books?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 1 minute to read Closing the Books by Edward Carstensen

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

Description

Sitting on the terrace of the royal plantation Frederiksgave, his favourite retreat, Governor Edward Carstensen came to see the inevitable: Denmark had to give up her possessions in Africa. As fate would have it, he came to be the instrument by which two centuries of Danish involvement on the Gold Coast was terminated, thereby making way for the emergence of the colonial system that developed there. After the abolition of the slave trade, Denmark had struggled to find ways and means to legitimate her continued stay at the Coast. At an early stage the Danes initiated a number of attempts to...

How long is Closing the Books?

Closing the Books by Edward Carstensen is 408 pages long, and a total of 105,264 words.

This makes it 138% the length of the average book. It also has 129% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Closing the Books Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 35 minutes to read Closing the Books aloud.

What Reading Level is Closing the Books?

Closing the Books is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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