It takes the average reader 1 hour and 36 minutes to read Escape by George Renton
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This book comprises two novellas whose leitmotif is a quest for freedom. In each story, a well devised and daringly executed escape plan enables the main character to flee from a totalitarian regime. Man Overboard is a work of fiction featuring the crew of an East German cargo ship in the 1970s navigating the English Channel homeward bound to the Baltic. It provides an insight into life under communism during the era of the Berlin Wall. Regardless of the danger, second officer Schulz is determined to be reunited with his beloved Erica in West Germany. Flight From Tibet is set amidst the turmoil which engulfed that country in 1959 when the fate of the Dalai-lama aroused concern throughout the world. A British journalist based in India ventures across the border into strife stricken Tibet. Having spent his early years being raised by a Tibetan nanny, he has a deep affection for the Tibetans and is anxious to make their plight known to the world.
Escape by George Renton is 95 pages long, and a total of 24,225 words.
This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 30% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 12 minutes to read Escape aloud.
Escape is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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