How Long to Read Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris

How Long Does it Take to Read Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 19 minutes to read Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris by Graham Robb

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

Description

The New York Times bestseller: the secrets of the City of Light, revealed in the lives of the great, the near-great, and the forgotten—by the author of the acclaimed The Discovery of France. This is the Paris you never knew. From the Revolution to the present, Graham Robb has distilled a series of astonishing true narratives, all stranger than fiction, of the lives of the great, the near-great, and the forgotten. A young artillery lieutenant, strolling through the Palais-Royal, observes disapprovingly the courtesans plying their trade. A particular woman catches his eye; nature takes its course. Later that night Napoleon Bonaparte writes a meticulous account of his first sexual encounter. A well-dressed woman, fleeing the Louvre, takes a wrong turn and loses her way in the nameless streets of the Left Bank. For want of a map—there were no reliable ones at the time—Marie-Antoinette will go to the guillotine. Baudelaire, the photographer Marville, Baron Haussmann, the real-life Mimi of La Boheme, Proust, Adolf Hitler touring the occupied capital in the company of his generals, Charles de Gaulle (who is suspected of having faked an assassination attempt in Notre Dame)—these and many more are Robb’s cast of characters, and the settings range from the quarries and catacombs beneath the streets to the grand monuments to the appalling suburbs ringing the city today. The result is a resonant, intimate history with the power of a great novel.

How long is Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris?

Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris by Graham Robb is 368 pages long, and a total of 94,944 words.

This makes it 124% the length of the average book. It also has 116% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 38 minutes to read Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris aloud.

What Reading Level is Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris?

Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris 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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