It takes the average reader 15 hours and 19 minutes to read Rudyard Kipling by Andrew Lycett
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Paragon of English virtues or racist imperialist? Andrew Lycett (acclaimed biographer of Ian Fleming) has returned to primary sources to tell the intricate story of a misunderstood genius who became Britain's most famous and highest earning author. Among the many new sources, Lycett has discovered previously unpublished letters that illuminate Kipling's crucial years in India, his first girlfriend (the model for Mrs Hauksbee of Plain Tales from the Hills), his parents' decision to send him back to England to boarding school; and in his adult life his use of opium, his frustrating times in...
Rudyard Kipling by Andrew Lycett is 912 pages long, and a total of 229,824 words.
This makes it 308% the length of the average book. It also has 281% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 20 hours and 55 minutes to read Rudyard Kipling aloud.
Rudyard Kipling is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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