It takes the average reader 7 hours and 20 minutes to read Island Stories by Raphael Samuel
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Island Stories is an engrossing journey of discovery into the multiple meanings of national myths, their anchorage in daily life and their common sense of a people's destiny. Raphael Samuel reveals the palimpsest of British National Histories, offering a searching yet affectionate account of the heroes and villains, legends and foibles, cherished by the "four nations" that inhabit the British Isles. Raphael Samuel is interested by the fact that traditions can disappear no less abruptly than they were invented. How is it, her asks, that the Scots have lost interest in a British narrative of...
Island Stories by Raphael Samuel is 434 pages long, and a total of 110,236 words.
This makes it 146% the length of the average book. It also has 135% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 2 minutes to read Island Stories aloud.
Island Stories is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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