How Long to Read Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson

How Long Does it Take to Read Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 20 minutes to read Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson by Charles Lane Hanson

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

Description

AN INTRODUCTION TO MACAULAY (1800-1859) Before Thomas Babington Macaulay was big enough to hold a large volume he used to lie on the rug by the open fire, with his book on the floor and a piece of bread and butter in his hand. Apparently the three-year-old boy was as fond of reading as of eating, and even at this time he showed that he was no mere bookworm by sharing with the maid what he had learned from "a volume as big as himself." He never tired of telling the stories that he read, and as he easily remembered the words of the book he rapidly acquired a somewhat astonishing vocabulary for a boy of his years. One afternoon when the little fellow, then aged four, was visiting, a servant spilled some hot coffee on his legs. The hostess, who was very sympathetic, soon afterward asked how he was feeling. He looked up in her face and replied, "Thank you, madam, the agony is abated." It was at this same period of his infancy that he had a little plot of ground of his own, marked out by a row of oyster shells, which a maid one day threw away as rubbish. "He went straight to the drawing-room, where his mother was entertaining some visitors, walked into the circle, and said, very solemnly, 'Cursed be Sally; for it is written, Cursed is he that removeth his neighbor's landmark.'"

How long is Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson?

Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson by Charles Lane Hanson is 78 pages long, and a total of 20,124 words.

This makes it 26% the length of the average book. It also has 25% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 49 minutes to read Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson aloud.

What Reading Level is Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson?

Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson 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.

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