How Long to Read Fictions of Modesty

By Ruth Bernard Yeazell

How Long Does it Take to Read Fictions of Modesty?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 13 minutes to read Fictions of Modesty by Ruth Bernard Yeazell

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

Description

From the late seventeenth century to the beginning of the twentieth, no figure was more central to debates in England about the relations between the sexes than that of the modest woman. Drawing on a wide range of narratives from the period, Ruth Bernard Yeazell analyzes the multiple and conflicting wishes that were covered by talk of "modesty" and explores some of the most striking uses of a modest heroine. Combining evidence from conduct books and ladies' magazines with the arguments of influential theorists like Hume, Rousseau, and Wollstonecraft, this book begins by asking why writers...

How long is Fictions of Modesty?

Fictions of Modesty by Ruth Bernard Yeazell is 306 pages long, and a total of 78,336 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Fictions of Modesty Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 8 minutes to read Fictions of Modesty aloud.

What Reading Level is Fictions of Modesty?

Fictions of Modesty 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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