How Long to Read Journey to a Hanging

How Long Does it Take to Read Journey to a Hanging?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 55 minutes to read Journey to a Hanging by Peter Wells

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

Description

Part history, part biography, part social commentary, this fascinating book is about infamous events that shook New Zealand to its core. In 1865, Rev Carl Sylvius Volkner was hanged, his head cut off, his eyes eaten and his blood drunk from his church chalice. One name – Kereopa Te Rau (Kaiwhatu: The Eye-eater) – became synonymous with the murder. In 1871 he was captured, tried and sentenced to death. But then something remarkable happened. Sister Aubert and William Colenso — two of the greatest minds in colonial New Zealand — came to his defence. Regardless, Kereopa Te Rau was hanged in Napier Prison. But even a century and a half later, the events have not been laid to rest. Questions continue to emerge: Was it just? Was it right? Was Kereopa Te Rau even behind the murder? And who was Volkner – was he a spy or an innocent? In a personal quest, author Peter Wells travels back into an antipodean heart of darkness and illuminates how we try to make sense of the past, how we heal, remember - and forget.

How long is Journey to a Hanging?

Journey to a Hanging by Peter Wells is 412 pages long, and a total of 103,824 words.

This makes it 139% the length of the average book. It also has 127% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Journey to a Hanging Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 27 minutes to read Journey to a Hanging aloud.

What Reading Level is Journey to a Hanging?

Journey to a Hanging 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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