How Long to Read Polly of Bridgewater Farm

How Long Does it Take to Read Polly of Bridgewater Farm?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 7 minutes to read Polly of Bridgewater Farm by Catharine Fleming McKenty

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

Description

This is the story of an idylic irish childhood torn asunder by the famine of 1847, and the trials of emigration to a new life in Canada. It was on her father's farm, on the old Coach Road between Dromore and Enniskillen, that Polly spent an idyllic two years with her parents, George and Jane Noble. Then Disaster struck. On January 6, 1839, the infamous 'Big Wind' rose out of the sea and swept across Ireland, wailing like a thousand banshees. It flattened whole villages, burned down farm houses, and finally killed her father. It changed Polly's life forever. Two years later, Polly's mother, Jane, married William Fleming, the handsome widower across the road at Bridgewater Farm. Soon Polly began to walk back and forth the mile or so to the one-room school run by the Kildare Society in Dromore. But she found time to plant potatoes, milk the cows, look after the goats, pull flax, chase the hens and run bare-foot in the meadows. Then disaster struck again, this time the potato crop failed and famine and typhus threatened Bridgewater Farm. Like thousands of Irish people, the Flemings decided they must escape. They packed what they could, travelling by horse and cart to Londonderry/Derry, and drinking in their last views of the green fields and hills of Ireland. On May 14, 1847, along with 418 other passengers, they boarded the three-masted sailing ship 'Sesostris'. Only 10 years old, Polly was on her way to a new life in Canada. After an appalling voyage, during which some of the passengers, including Polly's darling little brother and sister died, they docked at Grosse-Ile, the quarantine station on the St. Lawrence River, about an hour from Quebec. After three years in Montreal, where she met her future husband, Polly was now ready for her next adventure in a vast unknown land called Canada. Her destiny would be linked with a dozen children who had lost their mothers, one of them a future mayor of Toronto. Keywords: Polly Noble; Toronto; Ireland; Canada; William Fleming; Canada Immigration; Dromore; Enniskillen"

How long is Polly of Bridgewater Farm?

Polly of Bridgewater Farm by Catharine Fleming McKenty is 244 pages long, and a total of 61,976 words.

This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Polly of Bridgewater Farm Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Polly of Bridgewater Farm aloud.

What Reading Level is Polly of Bridgewater Farm?

Polly of Bridgewater Farm 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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