It takes the average reader 2 hours and 56 minutes to read Lydia Cassat Reading the Morning Paper by Harriet Scott Chessman
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Harriet Scott Chessman takes us into the world of Mary Cassatt's early Impressionist paintings through Mary's sister Lydia, whom the author sees as Cassatt’s most inspiring muse. Chessman hauntingly brings to life Paris in 1880, with its thriving art world. The novel’s subtle power rises out of a sustained inquiry into art’s relation to the ragged world of desire and mortality. Ill with Bright’s disease and conscious of her approaching death, Lydia contemplates her world narrowing. With the rising emotional tension between the loving sisters, between one who sees and one who is seen, Lydia...
Lydia Cassat Reading the Morning Paper by Harriet Scott Chessman is 174 pages long, and a total of 44,196 words.
This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 54% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 1 minute to read Lydia Cassat Reading the Morning Paper aloud.
Lydia Cassat Reading the Morning Paper is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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