How Long to Read Honour Bound

How Long Does it Take to Read Honour Bound?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 39 minutes to read Honour Bound by Lara Harte

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

Description

Synopsis of Honour Bound by Lara Harte Honour Bound is a novel based on the life of Michael Mallin, one of the leaders of Ireland's 1916 Rising, which led to the establishment of the Irish Republic. It begins in Dublin, in 1916, after Mallin has been condemned to death. William, one of the English soldiers sent to Ireland to suppress the Rising, becomes fascinated by Mallin and wonders what it took for a former soldier like Mallin to risk his life and sacrifice his family by rebelling against the British Empire. From the prison cell in which he awaits execution, Mallin himself then reflects back on his own youth in the British Army. We see Mike as a young drummer on overseas service in India, struggling with his duty, his relationship with his NCO uncle, and his developing romance by letter with Agnes Hickey, a young Irish nurse who comes from a republican family. Sent to fight on the North-West Frontier of India, he becomes increasingly uneasy with what the Army is doing in India, and his disillusionment with army life is compounded by the predicament of his cousin Annie, who as a woman has no rights in the Regiment. While stationed in peaceful Allahabad, these conflicts escalate due to his new friendship with Induj, a local nationalist. When Induj is sentenced to death for the attempted assassination of one of Mike’s superior officers, a crime he did not commit, Mike swears to avenge his friend if ever he can. Once Mike is finally discharged, he returns to Ireland, marries his sweetheart Agnes and sets out to put his army days behind him. His new status as a trade union leader brings him the friendship of the iconic socialist leader, James Connolly. When Connolly asks him to train the Irish Citizen Army, he agrees, thinking to put his military experience to positive use. However, despite all his expertise and hopes of waging a revolution using guerrilla warfare akin to that of the Pathans of the North-West Frontier, he finds himself reluctantly obliged to abide by Connolly’s decision to join in a rebellion against British rule in Ireland planned by the Military Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Disaster strikes, and the Citizen Army are forced to go out and fight without the large numbers of Irish Volunteers counted on. Mike finds himself waging a losing battle as best he can, only to end up back in the clutches of the British Army, this time being court-martialed by an officer he remembers from his days on the North-West Frontier

How long is Honour Bound?

Honour Bound by Lara Harte is 559 pages long, and a total of 144,781 words.

This makes it 189% the length of the average book. It also has 177% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Honour Bound Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 11 minutes to read Honour Bound aloud.

What Reading Level is Honour Bound?

Honour Bound is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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