How Long to Read Poems and Essays

How Long Does it Take to Read Poems and Essays?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 25 minutes to read Poems and Essays by Joseph Howe

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

Description

This volume, containing a selection of the poetry and prose of Joseph Howe, presents various aspects of a fascinating man who few Canadian know as other than the 'tribune of Nova Scotia' and a political giant of colonial times. Yet Howe was also a writer, and a good one. His intuitive grasp and pragmatic skill in political affairs were combined with wide-ranging intellectual curiosity, strong moral idealism, and a lively imagination. He revealed a vigorous strength in journalism and politics, in public life in general, and in his prose. His poetry admittedly was minor and colonial — he cultivated eighteenth-century verse models and habits of diction, which made him a second-generation Romantic in attitude and tone rather than in style — and its merit, according to David Munroe, Dalhousie Review, XX, 1941, 'lies principally in the deep sincerity which is characteristic of all good verse.' However, to understand the man and his times it is essential to understand the full extent of his endeavours; hence the significance of this book. The selections in this volume were assembled after Howe's death by his ninth child, Sydenham. They include the unfinished poem 'Acadia,' various serious and sentimental poems, five essays originally written and delivered as speeches, and a moral tale entitled 'The Locksmith of Philadelphia.'

How long is Poems and Essays?

Poems and Essays by Joseph Howe is 376 pages long, and a total of 96,256 words.

This makes it 127% the length of the average book. It also has 118% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Poems and Essays Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 45 minutes to read Poems and Essays aloud.

What Reading Level is Poems and Essays?

Poems and Essays is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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