How Long to Read Raffles and the British Invasion of Java

How Long Does it Take to Read Raffles and the British Invasion of Java?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 40 minutes to read Raffles and the British Invasion of Java by Tim Hannigan

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

Description

On a hot August afternoon in 1811, an army of 10,000 British redcoats splashed ashore through the muddy shallows off Batavia (the former name of Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital) to conquer the Dutch colony of Java. They would remain there for five turbulent years. Drawing on both British and Javanese archival sources, this entertaining and highly readable narrative history-cum-biography explores the bloody battles and furious controversies that marked British rule in Java, and reveals the future founder of Singapore, Thomas Stamford Raffles – long celebrated as a hero, a liberal and a visionary – in a shocking new light, showing how he crushed dissent, looted palaces and incited massacres to further his own insatiable ambitions. The book features the dramatic Battle of Batavia, the sinister British expedition to Palembang, the 1812 sacking and looting of Yogyakarta, and various fights between soldiers and civilians, buffaloes and tigers, and Englishmen and Javanese.

How long is Raffles and the British Invasion of Java?

Raffles and the British Invasion of Java by Tim Hannigan is 340 pages long, and a total of 85,000 words.

This makes it 115% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Raffles and the British Invasion of Java Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 44 minutes to read Raffles and the British Invasion of Java aloud.

What Reading Level is Raffles and the British Invasion of Java?

Raffles and the British Invasion of Java 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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