How Long to Read Instructions for New Zealanders

How Long Does it Take to Read Instructions for New Zealanders?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 41 minutes to read Instructions for New Zealanders by Richard Wolfe

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

Description

In 1864 politician John Gorst wrote: "Every country has some staple manufacture, and there can be no doubt that laws are the staple manufacture of New Zealand." And so New Zealanders ended up with a welter of rules, regulations, edicts, recommendations and advisories, including: Never work on the land or in the woods on a Sunday. Never eat fish with a steel knife. Never abuse the bath by bathing too long. Never play the National Anthem at less than M. M. 60 crotchets. This lively romp through the regulatory arcana of our past shows our social history in a fresh new light, From the stern instructions to the Rev Henry Williams from the Church Missionary Society on the eve of his departure for New Zealand in 1822 to Ettie Rout's advice to troops posted abroad on avoiding venereal disease, from the best technique for raising poultry to the rules of the Antediluvian Society of the Order of Buffaloes, New Zealanders have lived by some unusual and quaint imprecations. If some contemporary readers think we labour under an oppressive bureaucracy, Instructions from New Zealanders, gathered by leading historian Richard Wolfe, shows just how enthusiastic authority figures have always been to keep us on the straight and narrow.

How long is Instructions for New Zealanders?

Instructions for New Zealanders by Richard Wolfe is 216 pages long, and a total of 55,296 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Instructions for New Zealanders Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 2 minutes to read Instructions for New Zealanders aloud.

What Reading Level is Instructions for New Zealanders?

Instructions for New Zealanders 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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