How Long to Read Possessing the Dead

How Long Does it Take to Read Possessing the Dead?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 6 minutes to read Possessing the Dead by Helen Patricia MacDonald

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

Description

London, 1868: visiting Australian Aboriginal cricketer Charles Rose has died in Guy's Hospital. What happened next is shrouded in mystery. The only certainty is that Charles Rose's body did not go directly to a grave. Written with clarity and verve, and drawing on a rich array of material, Possessing the Dead explores the disturbing history of the cadaver trade in Scotland, England and Australia, where laws once gave certain officials possession of the dead, and no corpse lying in a workhouse, hospital, asylum or gaol was entirely safe from interference. With a rare blend of curiosity, delight in the unexpected and an eye for detail, award-winning historian Helen MacDonald brings to life this gruesome past to reveal the chicanery at play behind the procuring of bodies for dissections, autopsies and collections.

How long is Possessing the Dead?

Possessing the Dead by Helen Patricia MacDonald is 303 pages long, and a total of 76,659 words.

This makes it 102% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Possessing the Dead Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 58 minutes to read Possessing the Dead aloud.

What Reading Level is Possessing the Dead?

Possessing the Dead 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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