It takes the average reader and 52 minutes to read Gold Dust by Adrien Sylvain
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In the south of France, during the summer, little children and old and infirm poor who are incapable of hard work, in order to earn a livelihood, employ themselves in searching the beds of dried up rivers for "Paillettes d'Or," or golden dust, which sparkles in the sun, and which the water carries away as it flows. What is done by these poor people and little children for the gold dust GOD has sown in those obscure rivers, we would do with those counsels and teachings which GOD has sown almost everywhere, which sparkle, enlighten, and inspire for a moment, then disappear, leaving but regret that the thought did not occur to collect and treasure them. Who is there that has not experienced at some time in his life those teachings so soft and gentle, yet so forcible, which make the heart thrill, and reveal to it suddenly a world of peace, joy, and devotion? It may have been but a word read in a book, or a sentence overheard in conversation, which may have had for us a two-fold meaning, and, in passing, left us touched with an unknown power. It was the smile on the lips of a beloved one whom we knew to be sorrowful, that spoke to us of the sweet joy of resignation. It was the open look of an innocent child that revealed to us all the beauty of frankness and simplicity.
Gold Dust by Adrien Sylvain is 52 pages long, and a total of 13,104 words.
This makes it 18% the length of the average book. It also has 16% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 11 minutes to read Gold Dust aloud.
Gold Dust is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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