It takes the average reader 5 hours and 52 minutes to read Penny Lace by Hilda Winifred Lewis (pseud. [i.e. H. W. Maizels.])
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The first book in Bromley House Editions, reprinting important Nottinghamshire writers from the past. A gritty historical novel set in the lace industry. Mr Penny, who works on the factory floor, hates the mill masters, so much so that he learns the trade and sets up on his own outside of Nottingham, outside of the reach of trade unions. He undercuts the old fashioned bosses, becoming a rich man and marrying his old boss's daughter.Hilda Lewis is well known from her OUP children's classic, The Ship that Flew. Several of her other historical fiction books are now available from The History...
Penny Lace by Hilda Winifred Lewis (pseud. [i.e. H. W. Maizels.]) is 351 pages long, and a total of 88,101 words.
This makes it 118% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 1 minute to read Penny Lace aloud.
Penny Lace is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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