How Long to Read Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex

How Long Does it Take to Read Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 25 minutes to read Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex by Owen Chase

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

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Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex is an account by first mate Owen Chase of the Essex, a whale ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts, that was sunk by a sperm whale in the Pacific Ocean near South American in 1820. Of the twenty-man crew, only eight survived the horrific ordeal; some men were stranded on an island, all remaining crew were forced to eat food tainted by seawater and drink their own urine, and finally, when members of the crew started dying, those still alive resorted to cannibalism until they were rescued. Narrative of the...

How long is Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex?

Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex by Owen Chase is 84 pages long, and a total of 21,336 words.

This makes it 28% the length of the average book. It also has 26% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 56 minutes to read Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex aloud.

What Reading Level is Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex?

Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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