How Long to Read R.D. Blackmore - Some Tales in Verse

How Long Does it Take to Read R.D. Blackmore - Some Tales in Verse?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 12 minutes to read R.D. Blackmore - Some Tales in Verse by R D Blackmore

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

Description

Richard Doddridge Blackmore was born on 7 June 1825 at Longworth in Berkshire (now part of Oxfordshire), where his father, John Blackmore, was Curate-in-charge of the parish. His mother died a few months after his birth, the victim of an outbreak of typhus. With this loss the family moved to Bushey, Hertfordshire, then on to their native Devon. His elder brother Richard (by a year), however, was taken by his aunt to live near Oxford. His father married again in 1831, whereupon Richard returned to live with them. With much of his childhood spent in the lush and pastoral "Doone Country" of Exmoor, and along the Badgworthy Water, Blackmore came to love the very countryside he immortalised in Lorna Doone. In November 1853 he married his wife Lucy. And the following year, 1854, his literary career began with a collection of Poems and for the next 15 years he would write in the winters and garden in the summers. In 1860 with inherited money he built a house in Teddington just outside of London and established a market garden for the cultivation of fruit. He loved horticulture but having little business experience could never really exploit it. However with the publication of Lorna Doone in 1869 he was catapulted to fame. And although he continued to write extensively nothing caught the public imagination quite like Lorna Doone. In the stories collected here much of that countryside character comes through to counterpoint the strong characters he creates. RD Blackmore died at Teddington on 20 January 1900 after a long and painful illness, and was buried next to his wife in Teddington cemetery. Here we publish 'Some Tales In Verse' which show yet another side of this great author's talents.

How long is R.D. Blackmore - Some Tales in Verse?

R.D. Blackmore - Some Tales in Verse by R D Blackmore is 72 pages long, and a total of 18,144 words.

This makes it 24% the length of the average book. It also has 22% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read R.D. Blackmore - Some Tales in Verse Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 39 minutes to read R.D. Blackmore - Some Tales in Verse aloud.

What Reading Level is R.D. Blackmore - Some Tales in Verse?

R.D. Blackmore - Some Tales in Verse is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

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