How Long to Read Happy Orphans

How Long Does it Take to Read Happy Orphans?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 7 minutes to read Happy Orphans by Edward Kimber

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

Description

"Edward Kimber s The Happy Orphans, published in 1759, revolves around the orphaned twins, Edward and Lucy, who are reunited with their family after numerous adventures and turns of fate. The Happy Orphans is the English adaptation and translation of Crebillon s Les Heureux Orphelins (1754), itself a translation and adaptation of Eliza Haywood s The Fortunate Foundlings (1744). Kimber s novel attests to the complex modes of transfer for novels crossing between Britain and France in the eighteenth century. This critical edition aims to promote a wider understanding of the transcultural dimensions of the Rise of the Novel. It also highlights the distinctive literary quality and position of The Happy Orphans in a concluding analysis that sheds light on a central theme the narrative intertwinements of Virtue and Providence. Jan Herman is a professor of French literature at KU Leuven. His research focuses on the rhetorics and poetics of the novel from the medieval period to the eighteenth century. Beatrijs Vanacker is a postdoctoral researcher at KU Leuven Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). Her research focuses on pseudotranslation and on the transcultural dimensions of the Rise of the Novel in the eighteenth century. " "

How long is Happy Orphans?

Happy Orphans by Edward Kimber is 298 pages long, and a total of 76,884 words.

This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Happy Orphans Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours to read Happy Orphans aloud.

What Reading Level is Happy Orphans?

Happy Orphans 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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