How Long to Read Lost Souls

How Long Does it Take to Read Lost Souls?

It takes the average reader 12 hours and 4 minutes to read Lost Souls by Honoré de Balzac

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

Description

The first new translation of Balzac’s 1847 novel Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes in half a century, fully annotated and with an extensive introduction In Lost Souls, Honoré de Balzac’s brilliant evocation of nineteenth-century Paris, we enter a world of glittering wealth and grinding poverty, teeming with strivers, poseurs, and pleasure seekers along with those who struggle merely to survive. Between the heights of Parisian society and the criminal world lurking underneath, fate is about to catch up with Lucien de Rubempré, last seen in Lost Illusions, as his literary aspirations, his love for the courtesan Esther van Gobseck, and his scheme to marry the wealthy Clotilde become entangled in the cunning and ultimately disastrous ambitions of the Abbé Herrera, a villain for the ages. An extraordinary volume in Balzac’s vast Human Comedy (in which he endeavored to capture all of society), Lost Souls appears here in its first new English translation in half a century. Keenly attuned to the acerbic charm and subtleties of Balzac’s prose, this edition also includes an introduction presenting thorough biographical, literary, and historical context, as well as extensive notes throughout the text—an invaluable resource for today’s readers as they navigate Balzac’s copious allusions to classical and contemporaneous politics and literature.

How long is Lost Souls?

Lost Souls by Honoré de Balzac is 699 pages long, and a total of 181,041 words.

This makes it 236% the length of the average book. It also has 221% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Lost Souls Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 16 hours and 29 minutes to read Lost Souls aloud.

What Reading Level is Lost Souls?

Lost Souls 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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