How Long to Read Clotel

How Long Does it Take to Read Clotel?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Clotel by William Wells Brown

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

Description

First published in December 1853, Clotel was written amid then unconfirmed rumors that Thomas Jefferson had fathered children with one of his slaves. The story begins with the auction of his mistress, here called Currer, and their two daughters, Clotel and Althesa. The Virginian who buys Clotel falls in love with her, gets her pregnant, seems to promise marriage—then sells her. Escaping from the slave dealer, Clotel returns to Virginia disguised as a white man in order to rescue her daughter, Mary, a slave in her father’s house. A fast-paced and harrowing tale of slavery and freedom, of the...

How long is Clotel?

Clotel by William Wells Brown is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Clotel Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Clotel aloud.

What Reading Level is Clotel?

Clotel 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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