How Long to Read Margery Kempe

How Long Does it Take to Read Margery Kempe?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 17 minutes to read Margery Kempe by Anthony Bale

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

Description

A fresh account of the medieval mystic, traveling pilgrim, and pioneering memoirist Margery Kempe. This is a new account of the medieval mystic and pilgrim Margery Kempe. Kempe, who had fourteen children, traveled all over Europe and recorded a series of unusual events and religious visions in her work The Book of Margery Kempe, which is often called the first autobiography in the English language. Anthony Bale charts Kempe’s life and tells her story through the places, relationships, objects, and experiences that influenced her. Extensive quotations from Kempe’s Book accompany generous illustrations, giving a fascinating insight into the life of a medieval woman. Margery Kempe is situated within the religious controversies of her time, and her religious visions and later years put in context. And lastly, Bale tells the extraordinary story of the rediscovery, in the 1930s, of the unique manuscript of her autobiography.

How long is Margery Kempe?

Margery Kempe by Anthony Bale is 249 pages long, and a total of 64,491 words.

This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Margery Kempe Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 52 minutes to read Margery Kempe aloud.

What Reading Level is Margery Kempe?

Margery Kempe 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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