How Long to Read Confessions of a Thug

By P. Meadows Taylor

How Long Does it Take to Read Confessions of a Thug?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 15 minutes to read Confessions of a Thug by P. Meadows Taylor

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

Description

Philip Meadows Taylor's Confessions of a Thug (1839) is the most influential novel about India before Kipling's Kim and was one of the best-selling crime novels of the nineteenth century. In the course of a confession to a white 'sahib' the imprisoned Ameer Ali recounts his life as a devoted follower of Thuggee, a secret religious cult practising ritual mass murder and robbery. Taylor uncovered evidence of the crimes committed by bands of Thugs as a Superintendent of Police in India during the 1820s. Introducing a new standard of ethnographic realism to western fiction about India, Confessions of a Thug is a strikingly vivid, chilling and immensely readable thriller. This unique critical edition makes available a fascinating and significant work of Empire writing.

How long is Confessions of a Thug?

Confessions of a Thug by P. Meadows Taylor is 432 pages long, and a total of 108,864 words.

This makes it 146% the length of the average book. It also has 133% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Confessions of a Thug Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 54 minutes to read Confessions of a Thug aloud.

What Reading Level is Confessions of a Thug?

Confessions of a Thug 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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