It takes the average reader 1 hour and 35 minutes to read Mills of God by Elinor Macartney Lane
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Elinor Macartney Lane (1864 - March 15, 1909) was an American novelist who was popular in the first decade of the 1900s. After publishing a number of short stories, she wrote three novels: Mills of God (1901), [2] Nancy Stair (1904), [3] and Katrine (1909)Born in Maryland, she later moved to Washington, where she attended high school and normal school, from which she graduated in 1882. She then taught in the public schools, specializing in mathematics. She married educator Francis Ransom Lane in 1891. She started writing at age 16, when she also started an occasionally published magazine called The Trifler. Her first novel Mills of God was published in 1901 Although it did not reach The Bookman 's Top 10 bestselling books list for the whole year of 1904, Nancy Stair was a best-selling book and received well by critics. It was adapted for the stage in 1905 by Paul M. Potter, who was best known for his hit play Trilby, an adaptation of the very popular 1894 novel. It played on Broadway at the Criterion Theatre for a month in 1905, though it was not a success. Lane's last novel, Katrine, was released almost coincident with her death in March 1909. It was the second-best selling novel in the United States for 190 After returning home from a trip to Europe, Lane died in Lynchburg, Virginia on March 15, 1909, while travelling to Asheville, North Carolina to recuperate from illness. Her home was at that time in Port Deposit, Maryland, where her husband was director of the Tome School.According to a report in the Book News Monthly after her death, she had been ill for some years and her death was not wholly unexpected. She reportedly had to write in an "absolutely dark room, with her head tightly bandaged, her writing managed only by a careful guiding of her pencil over the pape
Mills of God by Elinor Macartney Lane 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.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 10 minutes to read Mills of God aloud.
Mills of God is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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