It takes the average reader 4 hours and 26 minutes to read Serpent in Eden by Fred C. Hobson Jr.
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The appearance in 1920 of H. L. Mencken's scathing essay about the intellectual and cultural impoverishment of the South, "The Sahara of the Bozart", set off a firestorm of reaction in the region that continued unabated for much of the next decade. In Serpent in Eden, Mencken scholar Fred Hobson examines Mencken's love-hate relationship with the South. He explores not only Mencken's savage criticism of the region but also his efforts to encourage southern writers and the bold "little magazines", such as the Reviewer and the Double Dealer, that started up in the South during the 1920s....
Serpent in Eden by Fred C. Hobson Jr. is 258 pages long, and a total of 66,564 words.
This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 3 minutes to read Serpent in Eden aloud.
Serpent in Eden is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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