It takes the average reader 7 hours and 32 minutes to read Letters by Henry James
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In this, the second volume of Leon Edel's superb edition of the letters, we see Henry James in his thirties, pursuing his writing in Paris and London and finding his first literary successes in Daisy Miller and The Portrait of a Lady. The letters of these years, describing for family and friends in Boston the expatriate's days, reveal the usual wit and sophistication, but there is a new tone: James is relentlessly building a personal career and begins to see himself as a professional writer. Few other letters so fully document the process of an artist in the making. James was a social success...
Letters by Henry James is 438 pages long, and a total of 113,004 words.
This makes it 148% the length of the average book. It also has 138% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 17 minutes to read Letters aloud.
Letters is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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