How Long to Read Letters of Edward FitzGerald

How Long Does it Take to Read Letters of Edward FitzGerald?

It takes the average reader and 30 minutes to read Letters of Edward FitzGerald by Edward FitzGerald

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

Description

Famous for his Omar Khayyam translation, Edward FitzGerald deserved equal fame as a writer of intimate letters. A man of many interests, FitzGerald corresponded with a wide circle of friends, among whom were many great names. His letters touch on all his principal activities: scholarship and translation; Greek, Persian and Spanish poetry; the discovery and editing of foreign books; the collection and renovation of neglected canvases; the noting of rare dialect words; country life in his favourite corner of East Anglia; sailing and the sea; birds; gardening and old houses. We meet him first at Cambridge, as a shy undergraduate on the edge of a brilliant circle, The Apostles. With them and with other great men of the time he made acquaintance only in his London years. Tennyson, his brother Frederick, and Carlyle were the friends of his London days. When he moved to Suffolk a new circle formed around him, whose principal figure was the Quaker poet Bernard Barton; and in his later life a number of Americans, admirers of Omar Khayyam, were added to his regular correspondents. Chief among these was Mrs Fanny Kemble, a childhood friend rediscovered. This selection includes both complete l

How long is Letters of Edward FitzGerald?

Letters of Edward FitzGerald by Edward FitzGerald is 30 pages long, and a total of 7,500 words.

This makes it 10% the length of the average book. It also has 9% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Letters of Edward FitzGerald Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 40 minutes to read Letters of Edward FitzGerald aloud.

What Reading Level is Letters of Edward FitzGerald?

Letters of Edward FitzGerald is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

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