It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Hope Diamond by Richard Kurin
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The true story behind the most famous–and infamous–stone in the world. The Hope diamond is not only exceptionally beautiful it has a long and incredibly colorful history. That history – spread over three continents – features diamond mining in India, the French Revolution, the machinations of British King George IV, the Gilded Age in America and a number of very clever jewelers including Pierre Cartier and Harry Winston. In the 20th century, the myth of the Hope diamond curse made the diamond more notorious and famous than ever before, but it is only one small piece of a long and lustrous...
Hope Diamond by Richard Kurin is 400 pages long, and a total of 100,000 words.
This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 6 minutes to read Hope Diamond aloud.
Hope Diamond is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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