It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Highland Homespun by Margaret Leigh
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In the beloved Scottish author’s classic memoir, she recounts a year in the life of a small traditional farm in the Western Highlands. In 1933, Margaret Leigh took over the tenancy of Achnabo farm, in a beautiful corner of the West Highlands overlooking the isle of Skye. In this unsentimental yet exquisitely written book, she recounts a year of farming life there, from the burning of the land and ploughing in March, through planting and sowing in April to haymaking and harvesting in September. Rich in the details of day-to-day life—such as a visit to the smithy, the arrival of some new bulls,...
Highland Homespun by Margaret Leigh is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.
This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read Highland Homespun aloud.
Highland Homespun is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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