How Long to Read Family Happiness (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay)

How Long Does it Take to Read Family Happiness (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay)?

It takes the average reader 5 hours to read Family Happiness (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay) by Leo Tolstoy

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Description

Leo Tolstoy’s short story “Family Happiness” was published in 1859. The theme was the role of women in society. At the time of its creation, Tolstoy was not married, but wished to be. The letters he wrote to Valeria Arseneva, whom he was in love with at the time, reflect many of the sentiments and ideas that were expressed in the story. In his letters he spelled out in great detail what should be expected of a husband and wife in their marriage. Tolstoy is also thought to have been influenced by the works of two French writers, Proudhon and Michelet, who had recently published works on the same subject. “Family Happiness” is told in the first person by a woman (Masha) who has long been married. She relates her courtship, wedding, early happiness in her married state, estrangement from her husband, and an eventual reconciliation. The first part of the story is about her courtship by her future husband when she was only seventeen – her mother had just died and Masha becomes involved with her guardian, Sergei Mikhailych. Her account of this courtship is lyrical and romantic. Sergei tells Masha that happiness can only be found by “living for others”. He has very rigid ideas of what marriage should be, and what Masha’s role is. This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.

How long is Family Happiness (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay)?

Family Happiness (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay) by Leo Tolstoy is 300 pages long, and a total of 75,000 words.

This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 92% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Family Happiness (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 49 minutes to read Family Happiness (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay) aloud.

What Reading Level is Family Happiness (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay)?

Family Happiness (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay) 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.

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