How Long to Read James Legge and the Chinese Classics

How Long Does it Take to Read James Legge and the Chinese Classics?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 33 minutes to read James Legge and the Chinese Classics by Marilyn Laura Bowman

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

Description

James Legge (1815-1897), was a great Scots scholar and missionary famed as a translator of the Chinese Classics when struggles between Britain and China included two wars. It was an era of sailing ships, pirates, opium wars, the swashbuckling East India Company, cannibals eating missionaries, and the opening of Qing China to trade and ideas. Legge was vilified by fundamentalist missionaries who disagreed with his favourable views about Chinese culture and beliefs. He risked beheading twice while helping Chinese individuals being terrorized during the Taiping Rebellion. He became so ill from...

How long is James Legge and the Chinese Classics?

James Legge and the Chinese Classics by Marilyn Laura Bowman is 624 pages long, and a total of 158,496 words.

This makes it 211% the length of the average book. It also has 194% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read James Legge and the Chinese Classics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 26 minutes to read James Legge and the Chinese Classics aloud.

What Reading Level is James Legge and the Chinese Classics?

James Legge and the Chinese Classics 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.

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