How Long to Read Literary Shrines

How Long Does it Take to Read Literary Shrines?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 35 minutes to read Literary Shrines by Theodore F. Wolfe

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

Description

"[...]room then came the sage Emerson "with a sunbeam in his face;" the "cast-iron man" Thoreau, "long-nosed, queer-mouthed, ugly as sin," but with whom to talk "is like hearing the wind among the boughs of a forest tree;" Ellery Channing, with his wife and her illustrious sister, Margaret Fuller; the gifted George William Curtis, then tilling a farm not far from the Manse, long before he lounged in an "Easy Chair;" genial Bradford, relative of Ripley, and associate and firm friend of Hawthorne; Horatio Bridge, of the "African Cruiser" and of the recent Hawthorne "Recollections;" the critic George Hillard, at whose house Hawthorne was married; "Prince" Lowell, the large-hearted; Franklin Pierce, Hawthorne's life-long friend. Concerning the discussion of things physical and metaphysical, to which these old walls then listened, the host gives us little hint. Sometimes the guests were "feasted on nectar and ambrosia" by the new Adam and Eve; sometimes they "listened to the music of the spheres which, for private convenience, is packed into a music-box,"-left here by Thoreau when he went to teach in the family of Emerson's brother; once here before this wide fireplace they sat late and told ghost stories, -doubtless suggested by the clerical phantom whose sighs they used to hear in yonder dusky[...]."

How long is Literary Shrines?

Literary Shrines by Theodore F. Wolfe is 94 pages long, and a total of 23,876 words.

This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 29% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Literary Shrines Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 10 minutes to read Literary Shrines aloud.

What Reading Level is Literary Shrines?

Literary Shrines is suitable for students ages 10 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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