How Long to Read Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage

How Long Does it Take to Read Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 20 minutes to read Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage by Richard Holmes

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

Description

Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage recounts a story of a mysterious eighteenth-century friendship between Richard Savage - poet, playwright, and convicted murderer - and the young Samuel Johnson, an unknown provincial schoolmaster just arrived in London to seek his literary fortune. In a book that the Times Literary Supplement has called "a chiaroscuro masterpiece, as gothic as a ghost story, as heroic as a myth, " Richard Holmes brilliantly reconstructs the puzzling emotional intimacy between the naive Johnson and the seductive, contradictory Savage whose days (when he was not in prison) were spent in...

How long is Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage?

Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage by Richard Holmes is 260 pages long, and a total of 65,000 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 55 minutes to read Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage aloud.

What Reading Level is Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage?

Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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