How Long to Read Narrative of Five Years Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam

How Long Does it Take to Read Narrative of Five Years Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam?

It takes the average reader 13 hours and 30 minutes to read Narrative of Five Years Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam by John Gabriel Stedman

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

Description

When John Gabriel Stedman’s Narrative of Five Years Expedition was first published in 1796—a bowdlerized edition “full of lies and nonsense”—Stedman claimed to have burned two thousand copies. It nevertheless became an immediate popular success. A first-hand account of an eighteenth-century slave society, including graphic accounts of the worlds of both masters and slaves, it also contained vivid descriptions of exotic plants and animals, of military campaigns, and of romantic adventures. Illustrated by William Blake, Francesco Bartolozzi, and others, Stedman’s work was quickly translated into a half-dozen languages and was eventually published in over twenty-five different editions. The Prices’ acclaimed critical edition is based on Stedman’s original, handwritten manuscript, which offers a portrait at considerable variance with the 1796 classic. The unexpurgated text, presented here with extensive notes and commentary, constitutes one of the richest and most evocative accounts ever written of a flourishing slave society. The Prices restore early omissions involving Stedman’s horror at the Dutch planters’ use of casual torture to discipline their slaves; his love and admiration for Joanna, his mulatto mistress; his strong belief in racial equality; and his outrage that “in 20 Years two millions of People are murdered to Provide us with Coffee & Sugar.” Freed from its original publisher’s censorship, Stedman’s Narrative stands as one of the strongest indictments ever to appear against New World slavery.

How long is Narrative of Five Years Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam?

Narrative of Five Years Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam by John Gabriel Stedman is 810 pages long, and a total of 202,500 words.

This makes it 273% the length of the average book. It also has 247% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Narrative of Five Years Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 18 hours and 26 minutes to read Narrative of Five Years Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam aloud.

What Reading Level is Narrative of Five Years Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam?

Narrative of Five Years Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam 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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