How Long to Read Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911

How Long Does it Take to Read Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 55 minutes to read Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911 by Dr Shih-Wen Chen

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

Description

In her extensively researched exploration of China in British children’s literature, Shih-Wen Chen provides a sustained critique of the reductive dichotomies that have limited insight into the cultural and educative role these fictions played in disseminating ideas and knowledge about China. Chen considers a range of different genres and types of publication-travelogue storybooks, historical novels, adventure stories, and periodicals-to demonstrate the diversity of images of China in the Victorian and Edwardian imagination. Turning a critical eye on popular and prolific writers such as Anne Bowman, William Dalton, Edwin Harcourt Burrage, Bessie Marchant, G.A. Henty, and Charles Gilson, Chen shows how Sino-British relations were influential in the representation of China in children’s literature, challenges the notion that nineteenth-century children’s literature simply parroted the dominant ideologies of the age, and offers insights into how attitudes towards children’s relationship with knowledge changed over the course of the century. Her book provides a fresh context for understanding how China was constructed in the period from 1851 to 1911 and sheds light on British cultural history and the history and uses of children’s literature.

How long is Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911?

Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911 by Dr Shih-Wen Chen is 233 pages long, and a total of 58,949 words.

This makes it 79% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 22 minutes to read Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911 aloud.

What Reading Level is Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911?

Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911 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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