How Long to Read Raffles and Hastings: Private exchanges behind the founding of Singapore

How Long Does it Take to Read Raffles and Hastings: Private exchanges behind the founding of Singapore?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 13 minutes to read Raffles and Hastings: Private exchanges behind the founding of Singapore by John Bastin

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

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A co-publication with the National Library Board, Singapore. The founding of Singapore has typically been attributed to the strategic genius of one man, Stamford Raffles. Frequently overlooked is the part played by his superior in the East India Company, the Marquess of Hastings. It was Hastings who, as Governor-General of India, made the fateful decision to establish a British trading post at the southern entrance of the Malacca Straits, and once this was executed with great daring by Raffles in early 1819, it was Hastings again who supported the retention of Singapore against opposition...

How long is Raffles and Hastings: Private exchanges behind the founding of Singapore?

Raffles and Hastings: Private exchanges behind the founding of Singapore by John Bastin is 478 pages long, and a total of 123,324 words.

This makes it 161% the length of the average book. It also has 151% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Raffles and Hastings: Private exchanges behind the founding of Singapore Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 13 minutes to read Raffles and Hastings: Private exchanges behind the founding of Singapore aloud.

What Reading Level is Raffles and Hastings: Private exchanges behind the founding of Singapore?

Raffles and Hastings: Private exchanges behind the founding of Singapore is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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