How Long to Read Crescent and Iron Cross

How Long Does it Take to Read Crescent and Iron Cross?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 30 minutes to read Crescent and Iron Cross by Edward F Benson

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

Description

The maker of phrases plies a dangerous trade. Very often his phrase is applicable for the momentand for the situation in view of which he coined it, but his coin has only a temporary validity: it isgood for a month or for a year, or for whatever period during which the crisis lasts, and after that itlapses again into a mere token, a thing without value and without meaning. But the phrase cannot, asin the case of a monetary coinage, at once be recalled, for it has gone broadcast over the land, or, atany rate, it is not recalled, and it goes on being passed from hand to hand, its image andsuperscription defaced by wear, long after it has ceased to represent anything. In itself it is obsolete, but people still trade with it, and think it represents what it represented when it came hot from theMint. And, unfortunately, it sometimes happens that it is worse than valueless; it becomes a forgery(which it may not have been when it came into circulation), and deceives those who traffic with it, flattering them with an unfounded possession.Such a phrase, which still holds currency, was once coined by Lord Aberdeen in the period of theCrimean War. 'Turkey is a sick man, ' he said, and added something which gave great offence thenabout the advisability of putting Turkey out of his misery. I do not pretend to quote correctly, butthat was the gist of it. Nor do I challenge the truth of Lord Aberdeen's phrase at the period when hemade it. It possibly contained a temporary truth, a valid point of view, which, if it had been acted on, might have saved a great deal of trouble afterwards, but it missed then, and more than misses now, the essential and salient truth about Turkey. The phrase, unfortunately, still continued to obtaincredit, and nowadays it is a forgery; it rings f

How long is Crescent and Iron Cross?

Crescent and Iron Cross by Edward F Benson is 88 pages long, and a total of 22,704 words.

This makes it 30% the length of the average book. It also has 28% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Crescent and Iron Cross Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 4 minutes to read Crescent and Iron Cross aloud.

What Reading Level is Crescent and Iron Cross?

Crescent and Iron Cross is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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