How Long to Read Essays

How Long Does it Take to Read Essays?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 21 minutes to read Essays by William Makepeace Thackeray

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

Description

Author names not noted above: Matthew Arnold, John Ruskin, Walter Bagehot, Thomas Henry Huxley, Edward Freeman, Robert Louis Stevenson, William Ellery Channing, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry David Thoreau, Abraham Lincoln, James Russell Lowell Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume XXVIII features essays from 12 essential writers on both sides of the Atlantic, personal reflections and cultural criticisms that continue to impact literature today: [ "Jonathan Swift" by William Thackeray [ "The Idea of a University" by John Henry Newman [ "The Study of Poetry" by Matthew Arnold [ "Sesame and Lilies" by John Ruskin [ "John Milton" by Walter Bagehot [ "Science and Culture" by Thomas Henry Huxley [ "Race and Language" by Edward Freeman [ "Truth of Intercourse" and "Samuel Pepys" by Robert Louis Stevenson [ "On the Elevation of the Laboring Classes" by William Ellery Channing [ "The Poetic Principle" by Edgar Allan Poe [ "Walking" by Henry David Thoreau [ "Abraham Lincoln" and "Democracy" by James Russell Lowell

How long is Essays?

Essays by William Makepeace Thackeray is 494 pages long, and a total of 125,476 words.

This makes it 167% the length of the average book. It also has 153% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Essays Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 25 minutes to read Essays aloud.

What Reading Level is Essays?

Essays 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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