It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Conjure Tales and Stories of the Color Line by Charles W. Chesnutt
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Unlike the popular "Uncle Remus" stories of Joel Chandler Harris, Charles W. Chesnutt's tales probe psychological depths in black people unheard of before in Southern regional writing. They also expose the anguish of mixed-race men and women and the consequences of racial hatred, mob violence, and moral compromise. This important collection contains all the stories in his two published volumes, The Conjure Woman and The Wife of His Youth, along with two uncollected works: the tragic "Dave's Neckliss" and "Baxter's Procustes", Chesnutt's parting shot at prejudice. For more than seventy years,...
Conjure Tales and Stories of the Color Line by Charles W. Chesnutt is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.
This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read Conjure Tales and Stories of the Color Line aloud.
Conjure Tales and Stories of the Color Line is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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