It takes the average reader 5 hours and 30 minutes to read In Xanadu by William Dalrymple
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
While waiting for the results of his college exams, William Dalrymple decides to fill in his summer break with a trip. But the vacation he plans is no light-hearted student jaunt - he decides to retrace the epic journey of Marco Polo from Jerusalem to Xanadu, the ruined palace of Kubla Kahn, north of Peking. For the first half of the trip he is accompanied by Laura, whom he met at a dinner party two weeks before he left; for the second half he is accompanied by Louisa, his very recently ex-girlfriend. Intelligent and funny, In Xanaduis travel writing at its best.
In Xanadu by William Dalrymple is 319 pages long, and a total of 82,621 words.
This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 101% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 31 minutes to read In Xanadu aloud.
In Xanadu is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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