How Long to Read Lillie Langtry: A Biography of Her Life and Loves

How Long Does it Take to Read Lillie Langtry: A Biography of Her Life and Loves?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 38 minutes to read Lillie Langtry: A Biography of Her Life and Loves by Noel B. Gerson

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

Description

Politicians, poets, artists, princes; Lillie Langtry was adored by all. This biography explores the life of a remarkable woman who enthralled Victorian Britain and Gilded Age America. Before Kim Kardashian, Jackie Kennedy and Zsa Zsa Gabor there was Lillie Langtry. Born on the remote island of Jersey in the English Channel, Lillie moved to London at the age of twenty with her new husband, the Irish landowner, Edward Langtry, in 1876 and took society by storm. Social, political and artistic giants from Oscar Wilde to William Gladstone were enraptured by her charm and beauty. Theodore Roosevelt said of her "That woman is a real marvel. And she's so pretty she takes away a man's breath." While Walt Whitman noted "There shines in Lillie Langtry a purity of spirit. Therein lies the essence of human poetry." Yet it was Edward, Prince of Wales and future King of England, who truly became infatuated with Lillie and soon she became his mistress. Over the course of the next few decades she travelled between America and Britain, as she transformed from socialite to actress, captivating newspaper readers with details of her turbulent love life. Noel B. Gerson uncovers the twists and turns of the most famous, some would say infamous, woman of her age as she mesmerized society on both sides of the Atlantic. "a heady, aromatic success story" Kirkus Reviews

How long is Lillie Langtry: A Biography of Her Life and Loves?

Lillie Langtry: A Biography of Her Life and Loves by Noel B. Gerson is 274 pages long, and a total of 69,596 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 85% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Lillie Langtry: A Biography of Her Life and Loves Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 20 minutes to read Lillie Langtry: A Biography of Her Life and Loves aloud.

What Reading Level is Lillie Langtry: A Biography of Her Life and Loves?

Lillie Langtry: A Biography of Her Life and Loves is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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