How Long to Read Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal and Other Stories

How Long Does it Take to Read Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal and Other Stories?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal and Other Stories by H.E. Bates

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

Description

First published in 1961, Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal and Other Stories is a collection full of light and shade, setting sensitive character studies against Bates's signature vibrant, delicate imagery. A fussy and obsessive golfer encounters a troubled young woman at a wind-swept beach in 'Lost Ball', a retired Colonel, isolated and suffering from dementia, suddenly rejects the friendship of his charming neighbour when she acquires a television in 'Where the Cloud Breaks'. The title story, 'Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal,' takes its name from a Tennyson poem and is a picture of social change in...

How long is Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal and Other Stories?

Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal and Other Stories by H.E. Bates is 208 pages long, and a total of 53,664 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal and Other Stories Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal and Other Stories aloud.

What Reading Level is Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal and Other Stories?

Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal and Other Stories 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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