How Long to Read Searching for Gilbert White

How Long Does it Take to Read Searching for Gilbert White?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 21 minutes to read Searching for Gilbert White by Terence Sackett

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

Description

Gilbert White is known as the Father of Natural History. He wrote 'The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne', the fourth most published book in the English language, in 1789. But is he still relevant today? Or is he just another victim of the heritage industry?Now, the acclaimed wildlife photographer Peter Sheldon, recuperating from a bad injury, is persuaded to join a Gilbert White 're-imagining' project. He witnesses bizarre stunts, including erotic dancers and rappers. And who is the mysterious Noel Coward character wandering the hill above the village dressed as a hermit? Pursuing White in leafy Hamphire turns out to be very different from Peter's usual assignments in remote regions of the world. So what should he be photographing to rediscover White? In a parallel narrative set in 1783, White, increasingly deaf and short-sighted, is anxious to get his book published, and employs young Samuel Stokes to be his eyes and ears. White befriends Francis Witchell, a London actor, who is staying nearby. Helen, Witchell's beautiful daughter, angry and desperate to return to her fashionable life in London, bewitches Sam, and the two embark on a cruel ruse to throw White's plans for his book into disarray.Does Peter succeed in his quest? And what is the naturalist's true legacy and significance to Selborne visitors today? This imagined story questions the entire course of the modern heritage industry.

How long is Searching for Gilbert White?

Searching for Gilbert White by Terence Sackett is 315 pages long, and a total of 80,325 words.

This makes it 106% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Searching for Gilbert White Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 18 minutes to read Searching for Gilbert White aloud.

What Reading Level is Searching for Gilbert White?

Searching for Gilbert White is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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