How Long to Read Courage, The Adventuress and The False Messiah

By Hans Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen

How Long Does it Take to Read Courage, The Adventuress and The False Messiah?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 4 minutes to read Courage, The Adventuress and The False Messiah by Hans Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen

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

Description

Grimmelshausen's enduring fame as Germany’s greatest satirical novelist has rested mainly on The Adventerous Simplicissimus, the first of four novels comprising the Simplician cycle. Less well known, though of equal interest for their penetrating and satiric insight into seventeenth-century beliefs and superstitions, are the two Simplician tales now made available to English readers in this edition: Courage, The Adventuress, the fictional biography of a camp follower in the Thirty Years War, a grimly humorous tale told in the earthy language of the people; and The False Messiah, comprising...

How long is Courage, The Adventuress and The False Messiah?

Courage, The Adventuress and The False Messiah by Hans Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen is 302 pages long, and a total of 76,104 words.

This makes it 102% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Courage, The Adventuress and The False Messiah Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 55 minutes to read Courage, The Adventuress and The False Messiah aloud.

What Reading Level is Courage, The Adventuress and The False Messiah?

Courage, The Adventuress and The False Messiah 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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