How Long to Read Out-Doors at Idlewild; or, The Shaping of a Home on the Banks of the Hudson

How Long Does it Take to Read Out-Doors at Idlewild; or, The Shaping of a Home on the Banks of the Hudson?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 50 minutes to read Out-Doors at Idlewild; or, The Shaping of a Home on the Banks of the Hudson by Nathaniel Parker Willis

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

Description

During the 1850s and '60s, by far the most prominent author in all of New York State was the writer, editor, and publisher Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867). Nearly as prominent as Willis himself was his Hudson Valley estate, Idlewild, where literary elites gathered and about which Willis himself wrote and published extensively. In 1846, Willis founded the Home Journal, which would go on to become Town and Country. In Out-Doors at Idlewild, first published in 1855, Willis chronicled the creation of his estate at Cornwall-on-Hudson (near West Point), as well as life amid its countryside. The land afforded brilliant views of the river and the mountains to the East. Calvert Vaux, the famed architect of both landscapes and houses, designed the elaborate and ornate Gothic Revival home, which Willis named Idlewood (whereas he called the estate Idlewild), and into which the Willis family moved in July of 1853. Here, Willis wrote a series of papers for the Home Journal documenting life at the seventy-acre estate. These papers were gathered together in Out-Doors at Idlewild, a celebration of Willis's home and estate.

How long is Out-Doors at Idlewild; or, The Shaping of a Home on the Banks of the Hudson?

Out-Doors at Idlewild; or, The Shaping of a Home on the Banks of the Hudson by Nathaniel Parker Willis is 398 pages long, and a total of 102,684 words.

This makes it 134% the length of the average book. It also has 125% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Out-Doors at Idlewild; or, The Shaping of a Home on the Banks of the Hudson Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 21 minutes to read Out-Doors at Idlewild; or, The Shaping of a Home on the Banks of the Hudson aloud.

What Reading Level is Out-Doors at Idlewild; or, The Shaping of a Home on the Banks of the Hudson?

Out-Doors at Idlewild; or, The Shaping of a Home on the Banks of the Hudson 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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