How Long to Read Confessions of a Book-Lover. by

How Long Does it Take to Read Confessions of a Book-Lover. by?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 2 minutes to read Confessions of a Book-Lover. by by Maurice Francis Egan

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Description

Maurice Francis Egan (May 24, 1852 - January 15, 1924) was an American writer and diplomat. He was a prolific writer and had a long and successful career as a Catholic journalist, literary critic, and novelist. He was a professor of English at two universities, and served as United States Ambassador to Denmark Maurice Francis Egan's father was an immigrant from County Tipperary, Ireland who became a successful industrialist. His mother was from Philadelphia. Egan was born in Philadelphia in 1852. He received his secondary education from Brothers of the Christian Schools (FSC) at the newly opened LaSalle College. He did graduate work in journalism at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Egan returned to Philadelphia in 1877. His father urged him to pursue a career in law, but Egan instead began to contribute to The Saturday Evening Post magazine. His first novel That Girl of Mine, an implausible romance set in Washington, D.C. society, was published in 1877. Egan wrote the novel in two weeks for a pulp romance series. It was successful, and Egan wrote a sequel titled That Lover of Mine for the same series in 1877. Egan moved to New York in 1878. He used the network of Catholic publications to further his career, first becoming an editor at the Catholic journal Magee's Weekly. He then moved to the Illustrated Catholic American, and later to P. V. Hickey's Catholic Review. He became associate editor of the Freeman's Journal in 1881. He wrote essays, poems, reviews, and short fiction throughout the 1880s. Egan had become a respected Catholic writer by the 1890s. The 1890s was his most productive decade as a writer

How long is Confessions of a Book-Lover. by?

Confessions of a Book-Lover. by by Maurice Francis Egan is 122 pages long, and a total of 30,744 words.

This makes it 41% the length of the average book. It also has 38% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Confessions of a Book-Lover. by Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 48 minutes to read Confessions of a Book-Lover. by aloud.

What Reading Level is Confessions of a Book-Lover. by?

Confessions of a Book-Lover. by is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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