How Long to Read Ella Wheeler Wilcox's Custer & Other Poems

How Long Does it Take to Read Ella Wheeler Wilcox's Custer & Other Poems?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 12 minutes to read Ella Wheeler Wilcox's Custer & Other Poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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

Description

Born on November 5th 1850 in Johnstown, Wisconsin, Ella Wheeler was the youngest of four children. She began to write as a child and by the time she graduated was already well known as a poet throughout Wisconsin. Regarded more as a popular poet than a literary poet her most famous work 'Solitude' reflects on a train journey she made where giving comfort to a distressed fellow traveller she wrote how the others grief imposed itself for a time on her 'Laugh and the world laughs with you, Weep and you weep alone'. It was published in 1883 and was immensely popular. The following year, 1884, she married Robert Wilcox. They lived for a time in New York before moving to Connecticut. Their only child, a son, died shortly after birth. Here we publish one of her many poetry books, Custer & Other Poems, that so endeared her to her audience. Ella died of breast cancer on October 30th, 1919.

How long is Ella Wheeler Wilcox's Custer & Other Poems?

Ella Wheeler Wilcox's Custer & Other Poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox is 72 pages long, and a total of 18,144 words.

This makes it 24% the length of the average book. It also has 22% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ella Wheeler Wilcox's Custer & Other Poems Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 39 minutes to read Ella Wheeler Wilcox's Custer & Other Poems aloud.

What Reading Level is Ella Wheeler Wilcox's Custer & Other Poems?

Ella Wheeler Wilcox's Custer & Other Poems is suitable for students ages 8 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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